No more

toll

the Church bells

for the dead

 

No more

held the death rituals

prayers and remembrance

to honour them

 

No more

mass gatherings

to say goodbyes

to them

 

No more

friends can come

to say final farewell

to them

 

No more

reverential

burial service for

them

 

No more

than a few

close relatives to the

cemetery can come

 

No more

hugs from the bereaved

to console

each other

 

No more

closure for the survivors

and thanks to coronavirus

lockdown and social distancing

the dead are denied

a dignified end