tsror
then the breath fades,
flowers wither,
yet stones
and souls endure
pebbles placed ontop gravestones
each a permanent bond,
each a weight
grounding our spirit,
yoking ghosts to the earth
sheltered by each other’s eternity,
secured upon the Shepherd’s sling:
our fragility of life
then forever protected from the curse of departure,
forever protected from the curse of perished memory
12/18/17