In the cool air of the nave
the walls retreat from all but grief
The space between hangs still
no need of tears or mock belief
The silence is enough of heaven
that souls need never leave this place
The flag draped vessel so proudly primed
an end regaled in humble grace
Audio and Video at link
https://wolfgarwords.com/2024/05/11/vigil/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDyxcrEPOWY&pp=ygUVYmFsbGFkIG9mIEhhbmsgbWNjYWlu
PS
Yep.
Sorry about that. It's a symptom of maladaption to my environment. I should try to do better in the future.
Thank you for your comments gents,
this is an amalgam of events and thoughts. I can't escape that I feel in a constant state of numb shock and disbelief, occasionally an overwhelming sense of grief and waste. In the most intense moments I see this vision of stillness and calm and maybe nothingness.
I don't know what it is but understand that it isn't normal, what's normal? this is my normal.
I am still an atheist who steals from anything that helps me get by...refusing to succumb to irrationality or simple succour.
I would not wish a military funeral for myself, nor is this image of a traditional military funeral except for the non-defined flag...I can see how it might be imagined as such and have no issues with that.
It's interesting that you speak of detachment Ray, it is a mixture of emotions...in this moment I am connected to the ceremony and the passing of a life whilst being completely disconnected from everything else...I am almost inside the coffin with the subject.
I am very grateful for your comments and observations which are of help in understanding some of my own strange emotions and remoteness.
David
This sounds very personal - a sort of suspension of disbelief or even a conversion - often your work displays a mixture of detachment and questioning but here I don't feel that. (My two pennyworth)!.
A military funeral? Or at least a prominent figure.
The third stanza is standout for me.
I'm an unbeliever, but I do like the grandeur and general feel of cathedrals that make you speak in hushed tones.
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David RL Moore
Sun 12th May 2024 07:21
Strange.