Cemetery

I like walking in the cemetery

It’s so beautiful there in the spring

Buttercups are blooming every place and the grass is thick and green

I appreciate the company of the dead

I heard it was Don Juan who said

Keep death upon your shoulder

It will remind you to love

Sitting quiet with her heart, a thought welled up in her one day

What if someone drops a bomb? Have I said all I must say?

No, her heart cried out to her. It really must be said

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

I like walking in the cemetery

It’s so beautiful there in the summer

I throw a Frisbee with a friend and we look at the sky in wonder

I appreciate the company of the dead

I think it was Don Juan who said

Keep death upon your shoulder

It will remind you to love

Complacent ice, hard and cold

Protection from the fear

But like the sun that melts, a thought that helps

Is that soon none of us will be here

Are you ready for the time when the one you take for granted is dying?

Remembering, she holds a friend and whispers “Thanks for this moment we’re sharing.”

I like walking in the cemetery

It’s so beautiful there in the fall

The changing leaves fall from the trees like they do from us all

I appreciate the company of the dead

I went and read the page where Don Juan said

Keep death upon your shoulder

It will remind you to love

Remembering the folks she’s hurt while struggling to be happy

She hopes they find it in them to forgive her

And as far as she’s concerned when she reflects upon the endings

All will be forgiven, the strongest feeling is love

I like walking in the cemetery

It’s so beautiful there in the winter

The cold contented tombstones sing the praise of friends and strangers

I appreciate the company of the dead

I thank Mr. Don Juan who said

Keep death upon your shoulder

It will remind you to love

The cold contented tombstones reminding me to love