Journey of Words

on gratitude

After the eulogyNo music, thank youLet silence fill the roomIts clamour echo from the raftersIts cacophony fill our headsIts weight press on our earsLet us hear the beating of hearts~n.b. NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 28 The picture is from St Peter’s, Hoveton, Norfolk, built in 1624. CLP 28/04/2025 

After the eulogy
No music, thank you

Let silence fill the room
Its clamour echo from the rafters
Its cacophony fill our heads
Its weight press on our ears

Let us hear the beating of hearts

~

n.b. NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 28 The picture is from St Peter’s, Hoveton, Norfolk, built in 1624.

CLP 28/04/2025

7 responses

  1. Melanie Avatar
    Melanie

    Very poignant

    1. Christopher Perry Avatar
      Christopher Perry

      Melanie, thank you. Music can be overdone. Awkward silence is not always a bad thing.

      1. Melanie Avatar
        Melanie

        And very apt for funeral.

  2. Smitha V Avatar
    Smitha V

    Beautiful use of juxtaposition. It’s a soft thud.

    1. Christopher Perry Avatar
      Christopher Perry

      Thank you for reading and commenting.

  3. Little Charmer Avatar
    Little Charmer

    🖤🖤

    1. Christopher Perry Avatar
      Christopher Perry

      xx

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