green burials
biodegradable coffins
a kayak-shaped ecopod
up the creek without a paddle
dead mulberry leaves and recycled silk
doc holliday smiling at the huckleberries that
phrase necessary for the transition toward a more
sustainable model for the likes of boothill
modern environmental
sensibilities no requirement
for coffins encased with concrete
liners the mound of dirt will go down
when the coffins and components decompose
there goes the funeral industry's profitability
linerless burials and consolidating the plotting
the greatest curse doc holliday could put on any
man murderers and thieves aside from homesteaders
and sodbusters just dig a hole and throw 'em in
Interesting commentary on both the old west and the funeral industry. Have you read "The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh? It's, in its own tragic way, a hoot....
Great imagery and clarity....
Egyptian pharaohs, religion, and the funeral industry have conspired to try and make ordinary, Earthians some immortality. They're not succeeding, but they sure are robbing us blind. Like Boot Hill on steroids.
Ron
Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on March 2, 2013
Hello Sage, miss your poetry---this one is a keeper!
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Great imagery and clarity....
ChipB
Ron
Love,
Deborah