Cemetery Voices
What do the dead have to tell us?103 total reviews
Comment from CHIDOZIE
This is a very introspective poem. I particularly like the last two lines of the third stanza-
'and realize I stand not here alone
but with tenants of eternity'. That,s an enduring line. The poem is great.
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2008
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This is a very introspective poem. I particularly like the last two lines of the third stanza-
'and realize I stand not here alone
but with tenants of eternity'. That,s an enduring line. The poem is great.
Comment Written 24-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2008
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You are most thoughtful - thank you :-) Brooke
Comment from SteveI
The poem is excellent and historic in nature, matching the season of Halloween. Yet it may be a poem for younger readers to enjoy so that they may forget before the age is old these words remnding us of the cold reality that awaits the end of our journey.
Fantastic work
Steve!
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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The poem is excellent and historic in nature, matching the season of Halloween. Yet it may be a poem for younger readers to enjoy so that they may forget before the age is old these words remnding us of the cold reality that awaits the end of our journey.
Fantastic work
Steve!
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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thank you so much for such an insightful review :-) Brooke
Comment from storymama
I started walking in cemeteries because there was a huge one near our home where I could walk and enjoy the leaves, and peace and quiet. Now my oldest daughter studies family genealogy and I have learned so many stories visiting many old cemeteries. I thought about looking for a bumpersticker that said: warning-this car stops at all cemeteries. I'm sorry that you lost your mother so young. Your poem is very well written. God bless you.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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I started walking in cemeteries because there was a huge one near our home where I could walk and enjoy the leaves, and peace and quiet. Now my oldest daughter studies family genealogy and I have learned so many stories visiting many old cemeteries. I thought about looking for a bumpersticker that said: warning-this car stops at all cemeteries. I'm sorry that you lost your mother so young. Your poem is very well written. God bless you.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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You are most kind - thank you for yet another most thoughtful review! Peace, Brooke :-)
Comment from giftid3
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, view, concept and memories with the rest of us.
Your words have painted well the lives lived, young and old and that one day, all will be in plots such as this, when their time on this earth has ended. The headstones do tell their own stories, each unique and yet in some the same message shared, only the names and dates change. History on granite and marble.
For me though, I will only visit such places should I have to because someone close has passed away, but that is it, and yet, with my culture visiting regularly, remembering those fond memories of times past, is a natural part of life. I guess a lot has to do with being reborn and my faith, as the word says, 'let the dead bury the dead'. There is more to this, I know, but at the end of it all, its the living and the future where the need is rather than the dead and the past. (My view anyway, not to offend)
I know too many people who live in the past seeking answers from the dead and have seen that it is not healthy for them, so I guess I am a bit coloured in this area.
I enjoyed your work though and the imagery that came forth as well as that, there was a good flow and rhythmn within.
Many blessings to you
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, view, concept and memories with the rest of us.
Your words have painted well the lives lived, young and old and that one day, all will be in plots such as this, when their time on this earth has ended. The headstones do tell their own stories, each unique and yet in some the same message shared, only the names and dates change. History on granite and marble.
For me though, I will only visit such places should I have to because someone close has passed away, but that is it, and yet, with my culture visiting regularly, remembering those fond memories of times past, is a natural part of life. I guess a lot has to do with being reborn and my faith, as the word says, 'let the dead bury the dead'. There is more to this, I know, but at the end of it all, its the living and the future where the need is rather than the dead and the past. (My view anyway, not to offend)
I know too many people who live in the past seeking answers from the dead and have seen that it is not healthy for them, so I guess I am a bit coloured in this area.
I enjoyed your work though and the imagery that came forth as well as that, there was a good flow and rhythmn within.
Many blessings to you
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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I love cemeteries because they are like beautiful parks, because they have gorgeous art, and because they are living history. It's like when I go to the mall or a museum and people watch and make up stories about someone who is arguing or laughing or crying - I do the same thing with the people who are buried. I'm not seeking any answers from anyone :-) thanks for your most interesting thoughts.
Peace, Brooke :-)
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I like the way you see things and incorporate them into your life and your work, which is quite inspiring. I am fascinated by the different statues, old and new and the curiosity that rises when I do go to cemeteries, but have found that the heartache for me, is too heavy, for although many stones have in peace with God, there is the knowledge that some left this earth without that peace, and that is what I feel when I enter cemeteries, so I prefer not to. It has something to do with an over sensitive spirit and a God given gift to discern such things, and the grief and loss when felt, is too strong for me to venture them. Many blessings to you
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Good night and blessings to you too :-) Peace, Brooke
Comment from Rottie
"Tenants of eternity" What a solid and powerful verse. We seem to forget in our sorrow sometimes that death is not the end but the beginning. It's going home. Your poem ilustrates this fact warmly, not sullen or folorn. But quite and peaceful.
Loved this.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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"Tenants of eternity" What a solid and powerful verse. We seem to forget in our sorrow sometimes that death is not the end but the beginning. It's going home. Your poem ilustrates this fact warmly, not sullen or folorn. But quite and peaceful.
Loved this.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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you have the tone and intent down exactly - thank you for an insightful commentary and a most generous rating :-)
Comment from Earthwriter
very nice my friend although i cannot say i share your love for cemetaries i realy liked your verse though excellent post my friend
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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very nice my friend although i cannot say i share your love for cemetaries i realy liked your verse though excellent post my friend
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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try visiting some really old ones at midday when it is sunny - the older the better - one, they have the best art and epitaphs and two, they seem very far removed - they don't remind you of your own mortality the way a cemetery does with people who died last week. thanks for your great review. Peace, Brooke :-)
Comment from bard owl
Cemeteries should give us pause, because as your poem so wisely says, someday sooner or later we will be joining the souls in eternity. Excellent imagery in this poem with very dramatic and sage advice that perhaps we should draw closer to our Maker. Blessings, Linda
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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Cemeteries should give us pause, because as your poem so wisely says, someday sooner or later we will be joining the souls in eternity. Excellent imagery in this poem with very dramatic and sage advice that perhaps we should draw closer to our Maker. Blessings, Linda
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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Linda, thank you for your insightful response. Peace, Brooke :-)
Comment from Francis99
A good message deserving a bit more work. You say the poem only loosely follows sonnet form. Why not make it fit the traditional form?
I can think of no fix right now for the near rhyme warns/forlorn, But maybe some improvement in the meter would help. How about?:
leave no lingering doubt
my very soul to hear
From death's arrest there is no age that's free
Their mournful stories they've called out to me
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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A good message deserving a bit more work. You say the poem only loosely follows sonnet form. Why not make it fit the traditional form?
I can think of no fix right now for the near rhyme warns/forlorn, But maybe some improvement in the meter would help. How about?:
leave no lingering doubt
my very soul to hear
From death's arrest there is no age that's free
Their mournful stories they've called out to me
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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you have obviously not read my essay on reviewing or you would realize that I am not looking for a fix for near rhymes - I don't consider them broken!! And I don't consider the traditional sonnet form superior that I would be trying to fit into it. The death's arrest line is in quotes because it is quoted from a headstone - I will not tamper with it. I appreciate your input and your kind rating. Thank you. Peace, Brooke
Comment from onslaught of thought
i find peace in cemeteries. i go to them when i need to get away from life. ha! anyhow, i figure i feel so peaceful there because all the habitants are at peace as well. this was a wonderful and somber work and i enjoyed it very much! thank for sharing
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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i find peace in cemeteries. i go to them when i need to get away from life. ha! anyhow, i figure i feel so peaceful there because all the habitants are at peace as well. this was a wonderful and somber work and i enjoyed it very much! thank for sharing
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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perhaps we'll run into each other at one some day :-) Thank you for your insightful comments. Peace, Brooke :-)
Comment from RazberryBullet
Interesting author notes. I liked how you put the tombstone messages in italics--it made it seem the dead were indeed talking to person in the graveyard.
Liked these lines especially: ...I stand not here alone
but with tenants of eternity.
Well done!
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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Interesting author notes. I liked how you put the tombstone messages in italics--it made it seem the dead were indeed talking to person in the graveyard.
Liked these lines especially: ...I stand not here alone
but with tenants of eternity.
Well done!
Comment Written 23-Oct-2008
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2008
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I put them in quotations to attribute them to someone other than myself, but you are right, it also has the effect you mention - thank you for that astute observation! And thank you for this kind review :-) Brooke
