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In
Death I Celebrate Your Life
Should
I in pain and mournful silence
dwell,
And curse the gods for stealing
you away?
Should I declare my life a
living hell,
A moonless, starless night, a
sunless day?
In somber solitude upon this
grate
Of emptiness, should I with
sadness toll
My bells of woe? Should I bemoan
my fate,
Embrace these demons writhing in
my soul?
I'd rather smash this
devastating scourge,
Lift up my voice and sing in
praise of you --
Yes, mine will be a lilting,
happy dirge
In honor of the greatest man I
knew.
Oh yes, my love, these smiles to
you I give,
For it was you who showed me how
to live!
Copyright © 1994 Ruth Gillis
"In
Death I Celebrate Your
Life" received a First
Place Award
in the September 1995 issue of Poets
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