Here beauty lies beneath a slab of stone
To rest in dreams and in sweet memory
And though I know her spirit has long flown,
I kneel and feel her presence next to me;
Within my mind she’ll stay forever young
And as so planned, live always by my side;
Together we remain forever one
Ensconced in heart, there always to abide.
The slab stays mute as tears spill down like rain,
Fond thoughts do warm, yet stone remains so cold;
I bow my head, no soul could bear this pain;
If but dear god would take me to his fold.
How can I face the world without her love?
Where lies sweet mercy from the one above?

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