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The Cemetery

The calm and stillness, the duly drifting clouds…
A place of peace and remembering.
 Quiet memorials honoring the lives of the no-longer living. 
At one time, sharing the same world and atmosphere,
now resting in the same earth.

Solid and stoic, the headstones whisper 
names and dates and epitaphs.
Angels, crosses, the Star of David…
bright, favorite flowers, flags, and woven wreaths.
Families and soldiers and toddlers;
musicians and carpenters and grandmothers.

Brutally bare branches in early spring,
and protective, leafy arms in summer.
Living, melodious birds fluttering from stone-to-stone.
Craftsmanship and design of the markers.
Not just death, but respect of life, sorrow, and mystery.
The image of God carefully crafted within each soul,
returned to the Giver. 

The city limits of heaven.