I went to four funeral teas
The living, not the dead, to see
The only good thing I could think
Not say, at least not you, and wasn't me.
Find the right cemetery
The children's house - what could go wrong
For the album you must write a story
From their life, or the title of a song
The first was double funeral prayers
For A mother and a son
Three roads which all had the same name
The other son: So glad you came
The second one was cremation
They spoke of his good deeds
Magician's broke a magic wand
Hotel cream tea, forget me not seeds
The third for a jolly, old friend
As students, we met so long ago
From childne I'm now glad to know
I'm glad to hear his voiee on video
The fourth had died overseas
I was asked to read a prayer
Although I'd never met her
Family were glad I was there
And now what do I read
That mourners up in Hull
Made jewellery from wrong ashes
Kissed empty coffins as well
Maybe we should go back
To open coffins like Victorians
And photograph us beside them
To glory them in memorium
Cremation means no floating germs
No headstones, instead plant a rose or apple tree
When my time comes I won't be here
Nor near, to worry what you do with me
Royals have a rule when they pack
Always travel with an outfit that's black
The rest are colours when going away
No funerals, wear colours today
If I wear both black and white
I/m ready for both day and night
Am I in the perfect dress
What dress code? I'm in my best
In Eastern lands white's not allowed
White's for the dead dressed in a shroud
Unless told otherwise, I think
You wear black, not luminous pink
While we're all here together
Celebrate what comes our way
Maybe that's why I'm wasting your money
Spending on my cake saying happy birthday.
-ends-
PS Numbering's Wrong comic poem 89 by Angela Lansbury
My numbering system has gone wrong
I wonder what I've done, what's gone
I wonder why it took so long
To notice a missing poem
And right the numbering system
And simply write another one.
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Written 2024 June 11th Tuesday.
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