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RE: Hearts and Spades: Burying my sister - Day 1433: 5 Minute Freewrite: Prompt: spade

in Freewriters3 years ago

Thank you, and my condolences on your mother. Next to losing a child, losing a mother has to be the worst loss. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the blessed "release" and ashes over another loved one's grave. Our dad is shocked at how "unorthodox" it is. Also, he has been called to do the digging, as no cemetery workers are on hand in their small, rural church. He could wait for my husband to come do it, but knowing Dad, he will .

BY JOHN DONNE
Batter my heart, three-person'd God, for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.

(The rest is not as fitting here)

I, like an usurp'd town to another due,
Labor to admit you, but oh, to no end;
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
But is captiv'd, and proves weak or untrue.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be lov'd fain,
But am betroth'd unto your enemy;
Divorce me, untie or break that knot again,
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

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You are welcome and thank you. Your Dad should let your husband do the digging, losing two children is a hard enough task. Hugs for your Father.