Thought about remembering

By well-wisher

Wed, 04 Apr 2018
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Thought: It's hard forgetting how someone died but it's better remembering how they lived.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

That's very true!

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

This is why I enjoy wakes. There’s something special about a bunch of people gathered to celebrate (and softly denigrate) someone’s life.

 

Submitted by well-wisher on

Thanks, insert. I'm glad you think so.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by well-wisher on

I've never been to a wake, Alex and I know that everyone grieves differently but that all sounds like a bit of an ordeal to me. 

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by london_calling79 on

You’re right, we all have our own private ways to grieve. Most Irish families I know choose to celebrate the life of the dead through a wake or waking the spirit, others have more sombre affairs. Personally, I hope people choose to think of me when I’m gone in exactly the way your poem describes.