beneath
the granite headstones
moss
and lichen obscures
weather
erodes
names
that came before
words
writ long ago
of
who is laid to rest
beneath
the granite headstones
final
resting place
Janet,Eve,
Thomas and John
1856,
1764, 1883 then 1888
ages
19, 21, 34 and 69
life
lived long ago
immortality
carved in stone
village
folk with hopes and wishes
as
we have today
mere
generations separate us
memories
fade
family
names will disappear
in
annals of time
at
the closing of each life
beneath
the granite headstones
