Funeral Marches

March 10, 2013March 12, 2013 / Miriam E.

blood flies
settle
on this mangled corpse;
the gist of humanity
wrapped in funeral marches

a last grain of sand
escapes the hourglass
and leaves fate
to fade.

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6 thoughts on “Funeral Marches”

Susan L Daniels

March 10, 2013 at 11:04 pm

Leaves fate to fade…really, really good.

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- Miriam E.
  
  March 14, 2013 at 6:32 pm
  
  thank you, Susan 🙂
  
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ramblingsfromamum

March 11, 2013 at 4:52 am

So sad but true Miri, nicely balanced and the last stanza exceptional.

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- Miriam E.
  
  March 14, 2013 at 6:33 pm
  
  thanks Jenn 🙂
  
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David Chamberlain Jr.

March 14, 2013 at 9:06 pm

Absolutely beautiful

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- Miriam E.
  
  March 15, 2013 at 5:23 pm
  
  thank you!
  
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