At last, we will now end the adventure that began in the field of wheat, a place of growth and ripening, and ended in a place of memories and finality. A place memorializing lives long lived
And lives cut far too short
Lives just reaching the age of spreading wings and taking flight
Lives remembered with grand slabs of engraved marble
Headless cherubs
Stone stacked upon stone
Or a humble wooden cross
Each marker a reminder of someone lost, someone loved, a life lived long, a life cut short. A life.
Great pictures, although the one for the daughter was just heartbreaking to see.
Lovely photos. I love to visit old cemeteries and read the headstones. I have to wonder about the bear…
It’s a Native American cemetery, and I believe the bear was for someone whose tribal name was Standing Bear.
Cemeteries a place full of aches and wonder. These are gorgeous stones.
Carol – I enjoyed the poignant photographs. Like others, I saw what looked like a “bear” and wondered what in the world?!
I’m glad to have seen the explanation in your response to Robin…that it’s a Native American cemetery and it’s purpose is to honor someone with the tribal name of Standing Bear.
A pensive and reflective post today. May we all make the most of the “dash” time between our birth and death dates. Hope you’re having a wonderful day, my friend. xoxo
Went to a funeral today on my lunch hour. Though he was old, it was still a life cut short.
Poignant.
Sweet poignant sad beauty of cemeteries. So many stories buried beneath the soil, hidden behind the headstones. Great post, Carol.
When I was growing up, my friend’s family lived next to a pauper’s cemetery dating from the early 1900s. It was there I learned to plant petunias, daisies and Russian sage near little markers–some illegible–the final tributes to mothers and fathers and children who finally had a place to call their own in sleep. Your pictures capture the beauty and calm of cemeteries, and they pay tribute. Your post was lovely.
Carol, this was a beautiful post, both the photos and the words. It is one that will stay with me.