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When my Name’s Engraved in Stone
when my name’s engraved in stone
will you remember my voice?
will it haunt your memories?
or dwell in your darkest dreams?
for once a name’s engraved in stone
it cannot be forgotten
when my name’s engraved in stone
would you bottle up my ashes?
keep them under lock and key
or scatter them on a hill?
and wave goodbye to me
for the last time
when my name’s engraved in stone
will you visit my rose adorned garden?
water the flowers for me?
so people keep me company
maybe they’ll stay a while
and stop stepping on me
when my name’s engraved in stone
do not cry at the writing
or dig the dirt above me
I must stay beneath the earth
and slowly decay
to keep my name in stone where it will stay
will you remember my voice?
will it haunt your memories?
or dwell in your darkest dreams?
for once a name’s engraved in stone
it cannot be forgotten
when my name’s engraved in stone
would you bottle up my ashes?
keep them under lock and key
or scatter them on a hill?
and wave goodbye to me
for the last time
when my name’s engraved in stone
will you visit my rose adorned garden?
water the flowers for me?
so people keep me company
maybe they’ll stay a while
and stop stepping on me
when my name’s engraved in stone
do not cry at the writing
or dig the dirt above me
I must stay beneath the earth
and slowly decay
to keep my name in stone where it will stay
Published 22nd Apr 2019
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Beautifully written.. Many of us that have confronted death and accepted our own mortality have wonder what happens next. Thank you
15th May 2019 6:26pm
22nd Apr 2019 8:58pm
Bury me in a garden and let me be the nutrients to the beauty that the world can see...love your poetic endeavor
15th May 2019 6:27pm
Anonymous
23rd Apr 2019 00:47am
Fairy.. that is such a powerful ink.. into my list it goes.. you're the future.. blown away..
Dave
Dave
15th May 2019 6:28pm
Dave, I am forever grateful for your kindness and support, you’ve helped me grow as a poet and your inks inspire me always :)
23rd Apr 2019 8:41pm
Echo BlackAngel - a beautifully written piece of poetry. But there's one question left:
When the time comes, will your name be engraved in someone's heart?
When the time comes, will your name be engraved in someone's heart?
15th May 2019 6:29pm
I should hope for that, I guess to me that’s what really matters. If it’s engraved in your heart, it will stay forever :) thanks for your insightful comment!
27th Apr 2019 4:02am
When my names engraved in stone...
Let my spirit be free and travel where ever the wind is blown
When my names engraved in stone...
Show me the secrets in death, that in life I couldn't be shown
When my names engraved in stone...
Let my corpse lie where it was haphazardly thrown
When my names engraved in stone...
I will leave this world the same way I entered it... scarred and alone
Let my spirit be free and travel where ever the wind is blown
When my names engraved in stone...
Show me the secrets in death, that in life I couldn't be shown
When my names engraved in stone...
Let my corpse lie where it was haphazardly thrown
When my names engraved in stone...
I will leave this world the same way I entered it... scarred and alone
15th May 2019 6:30pm
15th May 2019 6:30pm
