A Momentous Occasion

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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The mourners had embarked on a funeral march
as I entered the cemetery to join the procession.
The collar of my shirt had been stiffened by starch
and that was emphasizing my suffering expression.

To pretend genuine heartache is a masterful art
and I wondered which relative felt true sorrow.
There is always someone who thinks he’s smart
and waits for the will that’ll be read tomorrow.

The rain began falling with lightning and thunder
ominously threatening the skies to be torn apart.
We knew that the coffin should be six feet under
but siphoning the water wasn’t easy for a start.

I thought: “I should go, but it won’t please pops.
I shall have to wait for the scattering of earth
even though I’ll be soaked, til the casket drops.
I just hope the deceased recognised my worth."

© Luigi Pagano 2015

Beethoven's - Funeral March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmm2k4fRUO4

New Order -Procession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMZ3E6rWNd4

Bastille - Torn Apart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLrtEyisDMU

Six Feet Under - Crypt Of The Devil (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtM5FtjADr0

ZZ Ward – Til the Casket Drops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEdyFIi-n4&list=PLBH8_isPf3IVjqWSMSOdqt...

 

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Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

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Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Oops. blush

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Very neatly worked on again, with clever rhyming, Luigi. I liked the comment on the stiff starch suffering! and thought altogether I preferred your use of the phrases to what seemed to be some of those songs the phrases came from! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

To be honest Rhiannon, I don't even know what the lyrics of those songs were; I just used the titles. I didn't think their quality  had any relevance to the I.P. but I maybe mistaken. And strictly speaking Beethoven's 'Funeral March' is not a song. It just fitted the topic.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Sorry, it was meant to be a complement for your veres, not any insinuation that you needed to have relevance of what they were, I don't know them either really, just an impression on clicking on to them. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I do understand Rhiannon and thank you for your appreciation. I meant to point out the approach I took in responding to this particular I.P.
It is difficult tackling this kind of challenge and though I try to interpret the prompt as widely as possible I don't often seem to hit the mark.

My very best, Luigi x