I decided to go against the prompt for OctPoWriMo and chose to write a few epitaphs for dVerse.
Linda is today’s host of dVerse‘ Open Link Night (OLN). Linda says:
I am looking forward to some lovely, wicked and delightful poems- your choice.
Morgan Dragonwillow (and her inspirational co-hosts, Punam, Maria, Esther, and Michele) is the host of OctPoWriMo. I would like to thank every one of them for making the time and effort to provide prompts for this month. Thank you also to every person who wrote for this lovely October of poetry. I’ve enjoyed the reading very much.
I created the meme epitaphs using graphics found on the internet:
Old John Barley link
Marie Labeau link
Crow gravestone link
Tao Talk 
What a creative post! I love it Lisa.
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Thanks, Linda 🙂
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How cool. Epitaphs!
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🙂
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Great to see the images with the words. It’s a big holiday here in Spain tomorrow as families have time off work to go to visit family graves.
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Thank you, Navasola. Does your holiday link with the Dia De Muertos in Mexico?
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I think the Mexican custom may have been older but Catholicism matched it. A Mexican friend here showed the local school how the ancient ceremony is performed. And very positive too about honouring and remembering your own ancestors.
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I wish we did more of that in the US. The elderly and the ancestors are not given their due respect and honor.
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I think it helps with grief too and an opportunity to talk about a loved one.
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Those were fun… it sounds like they deserved the epitaphs.
Ebeneezer Scrooge, the miser
now regrets he wasn’t wiser,
never more his soul will rest,
Marley’s ghost was just his test.
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Awesome return, Bjorn. Yes, they did.
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Love your epitaphs over odes:
Here lies Donald J. Trump;
Always a great Liar, he was also
a horrid President, husband, & father,
He won’t be missed.
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So awesome and clever, Glenn!
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How utterly creative! 🙂
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Thanks Richa 🙂
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Loving the multiple mediums you used, as well as the epitaph for He Who Shall Not Be Named But Hopefully Soon Impeached. 🙂
Clever and ghoulishly fun. 😉
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🙂 Thanks Barry, glad you enjoyed them.
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This is gorgeously rendered, Jade! Happy Halloween ❤️❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa, and to you 🙂
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I like the line about pure evil mourning the loss. Nice how you used gravestones to frame the poems.
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Thank you, Frank 🙂
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As they say–from your lips to God’s ears.
Everything about this is great. (K)
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🙂 Thanks, K!
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Great post. Very creative 😀🤪
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🙂 Thanks, Sadje!
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You’re welcome 😉
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I love the Raven poem.
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🙂 Thank you, Jim.
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Such an ingenious post! What an idea, Li! 🙂
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🙂 Thanks, Punam. First I was going to put a headstone between the epitaphs, but then I thought why not put them *on* them.
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It came out brilliantly! You are welcome. 🙂
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Super! I like ‘pure evil mourns her loss’.
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🙂 Thank you, Reena.
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Wow! Very creative! I remember the ALL SOULS DAY we celebrated in GOA. As kids, we had lots of fun. Happy Halloween Day, Jade. Enjoy the moment. 🙂
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Thank you very much, Sunita 🙂
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Epitaphs are an excellent choice for Halloween, Jade!
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Thanks, Kim!
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I just sent you an email.
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I just read it and replied to you.
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I am glad that I did not offend you and I can see that you already resolved this with your indented comment.
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No, I’m not offended at all, Jim. I appreciate your help to correct it. Thanks again.
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