To Rest In Peace
They were men of the north
suitably suited
in black dense as new hewed coal
or dark grey shiny as wet slate
or, rarely, the midnight blue
of a northern night sky.
It was a formal occasion
this laying to rest
of the dull grey
past known,
of the bright red
future hoped for.
They laid them to rest
with broken flowers
petals crushed
with ashes
and dust.
It was a formal occasion
this laying to rest
in peace
or not.

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