So my prompt for today was Cemetery Picnic, and here’s the poem I wrote inspired by Victorian Era customs (and yes, they did picnic in cemeteries). Also, I usually use the prompt for the title, but I changed it up for this one.
Mourning Ritual
Memento mori
and cemetery picnics
Life among the dead
Bombazine and crape
fabric, shading lighter
as the months pass
Slighting the mourning
Carried out, feet first,
past covered mirrors
and the stopping of time
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