#NationalPoetryMonth Day 8: Ferry Ride

And we go to the darker side with Day Eight.

Image by Peter Fischer from Pixabay

Ferry Ride

One coin for a passage

laid against the tongue

in the silence of mourning

The rhythm of the dirge,

an echo of the River Styx

One coin for a passage

A glint of silver in the sun

payment for the ferryman

laid against the tongue

Honouring rite and ritual

while the living move onward

in the silence of mourning

© A. F. Stewart 2019 All Rights Reserved

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