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Cemetery

The orbs and tablets, crosses, monoliths,
some in place one hundred years or more!.
Most rendered unintelligible by
a hundred years of wind and rain!. Before
you pass just stop and look!. Consider them;
some were, by their pure grandeur, very rich:
sea captains, merchants or judges perhaps!. And some
were poor by their plain stones!. They filled a niche
in their community!. Look at them now,
the wealthy and down-trodden - no difference!.
They rot in that small churchyard, surrounded by
that creaky, black and rusted wrought iron fence!.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Very nice!. Good imagery, strong message!.

Maybe not repeat "hundred years"--how about "countless years of wind and rain"
"their pure grandeur"-> "their stone's grandeur"
"poor by their plain stones" ->"poor, see their plain stones"
"They filled a niche"->"Yet all filled a niche"Www@QuestionHome@Com

I love history and wandering old churchyards, cemeteries and other historic sites!. This poem reflects my feeling very nicely!.
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I think it is good, but I think it could still be more biting and deeper, about how in the end, we all just rot in our graves!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Ha, yes we are all the same in the end, rich or poor, brilliantly expressed!.!. well done!.!.lib x x Www@QuestionHome@Com