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Memento Mori

by Cross Dragger

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excerpts taken from various headstones within the New England area.

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He dropped into our world,
To taste life's bitter cup,
But turned his little head aside,
Disgusted by the taste and died.
Those greedy worms devour his skin,
and gnaw at his wasting flesh,
When god shall build his bones again,
He'll clothe them all afresh.

Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
All your life put to the test,
until your dying breath.
Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
We were once flesh and bone,
Our stories carved in our headstone.

Soon Summer flowers will grow,
Above your dear breast,
and Summer winds will murmur low,
Around your place of rest,
We will not weep the early death,
The parting is not long,
For it is you who has but gone before,
To join the heavenly throng.

Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
All your life put to the test,
until your dying breath.
Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
We were once flesh and bone,
Our stories carved in our headstone.

Father I owe thy sentence just,
and nature must decay,
I yield my body to the dust,
To dwell with fellow clay.
Then I shall feel thy lovely face,
With strong immortal eyes,
and feast upon thy unknown grace,
With pleasure and surprise.

Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
All your life put to the test,
until your dying breath.
Leaf by leaf drops from the rose,
As it above so it is below,
We were once flesh and bone,
Our stories carved in our headstone.

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released October 13, 2020

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Cross Dragger Providence, Rhode Island

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