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Three Graveyards

from Carrying the Fire by Ampersand

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There were three graveyards in my hometown
And I never did believe there were dead in the ground
So, I hung around and I looked for ghosts
Climbing cedar trees as I kept my post

Weather-beaten and moss-covered stones
Monuments to the young and the old
Did they comfort the bereaved, do they cradle the bones
Bring us any closer to our loved ones’ souls

It can only be
A sense of certainty
That all you love will just fade away
Time just takes its toll

There were three graveyards in my hometown
And the secrets that they keep never stayed in the ground
That everyone that lives will one day die
And the comfort of beauty only passes us by

No, I never did see any ghosts
Celestial bodies or levitating stones
Mostly I just felt a sense of being alone
A couple of miles away from my childhood home

It can only be
A sense of certainty
That all you love will just fade away
Time just takes its toll

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from Carrying the Fire, released August 4, 2019

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