Sandra Martyres - Goodbye Mom

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To the tune of “Nearer my God to Thee” Did we try and set her spirit free Tears streamed down my face As they covered hers with white lace Then came the nailing down of the coffin I would no longer watch Mother’s frame stiffen Gently the casket was lowered into the ground While the mourners stood solemnly around The priest then signaled to us To shovel some mud into the grave “You have to truly bury the dead” Was what he seemed to have said We bid our last farewell to Mummy Along with our friends and family Funerals are always so emotionally painful Although we do know that death is not final It is only the spirit of the dear departed That is really freed and liberated And even as her mortal remains perish in the earth There will be another birth…… Sandra Martyres poemhunter.com/poem/goodbye-mom-4/