November 30, 2017

IN  FAVOR  OF GRAVESTONES: 

PUTTING  IT  IN  WRITING

Which do you want when you die?

To be buried in the green ground, with

a headstone - or tossed into the wind?

It would seem that writing -

carved - chiseled - words

into stone - would last longer

than words written in ink or on

paper. All things being equal,

I would assume that’s the

smarter way to say, “Hey,

I was here for a while. Read

my name and then find and talk

to someone who knew me.

Hopefully, they’ll say some 

interesting things about me. 

Okay, you want dust in the wind
or on the waters - but is this dust 

on my window sill or on my car you

or was it the crossing guard

who used to stand there outside

of P.S. 40 on 60^th and 4^th Avenue?

© Andy Costello, Reflections  2017