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I dashed off this poem to relieve some stress. My late husband would laugh, call it a success.

It's meant to be light, lift a spirit or two. I hope you see the humor and can laugh

at it, too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I visited his grave, but the grave was gone! What? I know spirits travel but this just seems wrong. There's a big hole where the grave used to be. I think someone is playing a big prank on me. On second thought, this is just what he would do to have a big laugh, all his spirit friends, too. I rushed home to see if it was in the back yard, under the pear tree he would loudly disregard. It's not there, but between the roses, it might squeeze. Or under the mulberry that he knows makes me sneeze. Or inside the house, oh please not beside the couch! or under a table, so I'll have to crouch! I open the closet expecting to jump, not there either, but I spy a big lump sitting in his "couch potato" chair; yep, that's where he'd put it, if anywhere. Not there either, now I'm becoming confused. Raced back to the grave and it's still not being used. I checked the marker on the grave next to his. Why he moved it, I can't fathom, but there it is! (This poem needs some explaining, I understand. The grave is where it was, nothing done underhand. A new one will go in next to the one she misplaced. This woman got confused. Could be she's a tad spaced.)

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Date: 9/19/2021 9:15:00 AM
Very clever, Ann. I enjoyed reading about the seemingly misplaced grave. Perception shapes everything. Be well. Brian
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Ann Peck
Date: 10/14/2021 3:23:00 PM
Yes, it does! Thanks for your comments, Brian. It was fun to write.
Date: 4/27/2021 10:07:00 AM
A wink, a grin and my day is starting well Ann. Blessings to you - Ken
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Ann Peck
Date: 4/29/2021 4:15:00 PM
thank you, Ken! I'm glad you saw the humor.
Date: 4/26/2021 2:41:00 PM
Great piece Ann , great rhyme and flow with insightful thought too. Really enjoyed this one. Take care,Gordon
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Date: 4/30/2021 7:31:00 AM
Thank you for enjoying my poem, Gordon. You take care, too.
Date: 4/26/2021 11:23:00 AM
Very entertaining. He must also have possessed a great sense of humour. So sorry for your loss. Blessings Rick. I also appreciated your first poem. A belated welcome to the soup.
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Date: 4/29/2021 4:24:00 PM
Thank you, Richard. I'm so glad I found Soup. So many beautiful poems. And, yes, he did have a great sense of humor. 1
Date: 4/21/2021 11:22:00 AM
I thought this was funny and creative Ann. My husband was cremated with his spirit free to roam anywhere he pleases. Blessings xxoo
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Date: 4/21/2021 4:37:00 PM
Mine was, too. This is just an imaginary story :) Thank you for your comments, Connie!
Date: 4/20/2021 11:44:00 AM
Well done, but who would be aghast? I don't think you can go to any cemetery without seeing graves trashed by vandals, and museums are loaded with trove plundered from graves. Cremation spoils their fun and profit! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 4/29/2021 4:21:00 PM
You're absolutely right, Rico. I hadn't thought about it that way. That's what keeps most museums afloat. And now, look at poor India and its pyres. So sad.
Date: 4/19/2021 7:28:00 PM
What an amazing story this is, Ann, having been a gravedigger at the age of 15, poems on the subject fascinate me. But this is more, than just a grave, but of life itself. Oldies like me, where the mind wanders, sometimes in wonderous ways, and to be honest i've just read your poem which has to go to my favourites, because it is so moving..I've a couple of poems here on soup, one the g/digger another the desecration of a grave.
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Ann Peck
Date: 4/20/2021 7:58:00 AM
Harry, you're so wonderful! You seem to find good in everything, which is a lovely trait. You were a gravedigger! How wild and crazy!! Altho my poem is fictional, You're right. I did include a lot about my husband. Thank you!
Date: 4/19/2021 7:18:00 PM
A fun write. Funny and a bit uplifting .
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Date: 4/20/2021 7:59:00 AM
Kim, thank you for finding the humor in my poem. I'm still afraid some might be aghast :)

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