Rest in Peace
written by: Lynda Lee
Weekend morning
drinking coffee
thumbing through a Sunday sheet.
A breath catches in my throat
Hand covers my mouth
Silent tears pool in my eyes
I try to focus on the words
There’s your name
In the Daily Mail:
In loving memory of
Sadly missed by
Upstanding member of our community…
Yes it’s there
In black and white
Your epitaph.
And I know you’re gone.
I knew this day would come
that from this world
you’d take your leave.
Will you still haunt
my dreams at night
memories dragging me
from my sleep.
I push the tears
from my face
No more will I shed for you
Words leap from the page
May his soul
Let us offer up
a prayer…
My head reels
My heart thumps
The world spins
May he rest in peace
Maybe now I will rest too
I'm Irish and I live in Dublin. Been writing since I was a child. Had a few pieces published many moons ago and won some contests. A lot of my words were lost in the pen and paper es. Marriage, Kids, Career, and writing came at the bottom of the list. Now I'm retired I'm giving my time to resurrecting my poems and stories. I'm also trying to finish the book I started a lifetime ago.
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