March 18, 2019
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The theme for this week is epitaphs.
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An epitaph for a construction worker:
Bulldogs don’t let go of what they’ve got.
Enduring love requires tenacity,
Requires strength and dogged loyalty.
No bulldog latches on to what is not.
All I asked of life was what I had.
Reality was rhapsody enough.
Days of tense, hard labor might be tough;
Well worth it to come home and be called Dad.
“Accept” bears no resemblance to “submit.”
Yielding is no match for an embrace.
Maybe life is hard, but one can place
A chair outside the door and simply sit,
Not needing more to be consumed by grace.
© by Nicholas Gordon
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This week’s theme: Epitaphs
3/18: Bulldogs Don’t Let Go of What They’ve Got
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