Epitaph

by Isobel

Saturday 6th November 2010 11:40 am

Do not bring flowers to my grave…

Instead, donate the funds to Cancer Research

- if I die of cancer

to Alzheimer’s Association

- if I die of senile dementia

to Cats Protection

- if I die childless and alone

to Salvation Army

- if I die homeless, out on the street

(though the collection may be light)

If I die from a stomach split with hunger

convert the petals into food

If I die broken hearted,

do not donate funds to the British Heart Foundation

- some things cannot be fixed.

If I die blind

then blind I always was and will be

If I should die

(as one day I surely must)

paper my grave with poems,

the weak, the strong, the gay

for no man ever ate a poem

and yet…

the comfort of immortal words

If I should die,

paper my coffin well

and cry.

Comments

Isobel

Sun 7th Nov 2010 20:32

I like your suggestions a lot Steve. The original was clumsy - I got carried away by my ideas and wanted to post it in a hurry rather than spend the time getting it to sound right. I'm going to give it some more thought and if nothing better comes, use your suggestion, which I like but isn't mine :)

The ideas in it are important to me - I hope people see beyond the sentimental and can hear what I'm really saying about human nature.

I was just following on from the theme of epitaph that lots of people have posted on here without thinking about it. But having thought about it, I am going to stick with it.
According to my dictionary an epitaph can also be a commemorative speech or written passage. I think the words are definitely mine - the future dead person, not the words of the future grieving.

Thanks for your constructive criticism - I appreciate it. x

garside

Sun 7th Nov 2010 20:20

Hi Isobel - i like the idea - though i feel this almost to be more an obituary than chiseled into a headstone

if i was to consider editing i suggest that some words are not needed in order to make it more 'epitaph' than 'obituary'

eg -

donate your coins to research if I die of cancer

to alzheimer's if death by senile dementia;

Cats Protection if I perish childless and alone

hope this helps

Francine

Sat 6th Nov 2010 15:45

I don't want to think about these things...
I only want the laughter, which you manage well.

<Deleted User> (7164)

Sat 6th Nov 2010 13:31

Oh god no! No way am I going to your funeral if I have to cry!
It is to be hoped you will live long enough for me to be able to smile in celebration of your wonderful life and the only tears be ones of my own sadness at the loss of a friend :-)

ps. You can't die tonight..the sun is shining over Manchester today. That's a first for the 6th of November ;-)
Good luck.xx

Isobel

Sat 6th Nov 2010 13:17

Thanks for those encouraging thoughts girls! Now you've put the thought of dying on stage in my head, I'm all nerves...
To cap it all - I lost a nail last night - it pinged off into the laundry bin. Maybe I should pull another one off. One for sorrow and two for joy...
Ho hum, bring it on! xx

Cate Greenlees

Sat 6th Nov 2010 12:16

Ok lots and lots of words in your coffin Isobel cos youre a very wordy person!!! And lots of tears.
Like Anne says lets hope youre on top form tonight, save your dying for another day!!
Cate xxx

Ann Foxglove

Sat 6th Nov 2010 09:03

I see we're back to death and decay then! ;-) When you had the line about the Cats Protection I thought you were going to say
"- if I get savaged to death by a cat"!

ANYWAY, hope it's not for many years to come - and I'm sure you won't "die" tonight - GOOD LUCK!! xx

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