Make a Little Time for Public Mourning

An outdoor Memorial Day service.

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Poems About
Death

Memorial
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Nicholas Gordon

Make a little time for public mourning,
Easing the harsh pangs of hidden grief.
Maybe ritual tears will bring relief,
Offering a role for one's dark calling.
Remember the utility of sharing,
Inviting cloistered hearts to come outdoors
And dance with us along our barren shores,
Lost within the music of our longing.
Death requires our collaboration
As we render due commemoration,
Yielding sorrow to the common cause.

Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.

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