A coffin is just a vessel
That will cover a human dignity
Down, down, into a secret cave
Human tears like silver
Will rain upone this lonely grave
Dear John is done with pain
His lips shant kiss
No more warm lips
Or feel a sunny day
It matters not about a setting sun
Or the appearance of a moon
For John is held by mother earth
In her warm cocoon

October 2008

Allan James Saywell

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