Future Imperfect

Thoughts inspired by an unusual funeral cortege

Future Imperfect

 

Beneath a gray and weeping sky.

I watched a horse drawn hearse go by

A sight we very rarely see

It seems to have more dignity

 

Than any slowly driven limousine.

 

Two horses black as ebony.

A well matched pair walk sedately

Almost as if the horses know.

They must put on a finer show.

 

Than any slowly driven limousine

 

 

The hearse itself is gleaming black

With etched glass windows in the back.

Through which it’s possible to see

The coffin more respectfully.

 

Than any slowly driven limousine.

 

The cortege as it passes by

 Is guaranteed to catch the eye.

It is a sight that seemingly

Most people would prefer to see.

 

Than any slowly driven limousine.

 

 

 

 

Though fashions change there is a cost.

The sense of dignity is lost

Although I’m sure they do their best

Nothing attracts less interest.

 

Than any slowly driven limousine.

 

Saturday, 17 September 2011

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Reviews

[emmajoy]

What a superb piece of writing, it really is, though not at all unusual for you, dear friend. You always manage to make traditional meter seems easy though it certainly isn't, at least not for the likes of me.

How true the content is too ..

[Donald Meikle]

Going in style
As if accustomed to it.
I suppose if one has to go it's some comfort.

I'd rather stay.

Nicely done sir.

[Greg the Bard]

First let me say that I have not heard a Derg in a long time and this one is very well done. I can here the music in the background. The last line of the secound verse should start with "They" not "The". Right now it reads "The must put on a finer show". Great write and when I die I want a horse drawn cart too.