Walking in Ross Bay Cemetery in Two Short Chapters
Chapter I
Dimming Victoria sunshine strewn
beneath spreading boughs and gray skies.
Damp, softened furrows of red and golden orange
roll and stretch down winding paths
single splashes of damp sunshine
lie lightly on granite markers and monuments
blessing those that have gone before.
Chapter II
It is still
save for an antlered young buck
picking his way quietly between granite marked graves.
Testing and tasting he wanders
until at last a low hanging branch
offers a late fall snack.
Reaching with soft snout
he stretches
to nibble from the tip
of the life offering branch.
"A healthful hunger for a great idea
is the beauty and blessedness of life."
- Jean Ingelow
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