farewell
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Pounding hooves upon the ground
Pull up beside the mossy mound
The sweet soft soggy loam
Crawling creatures call their home
Whistling wind whipping sleet 
Cuts the load wrapped in the sheet
Rope guided by awkward gentle hands
Lowered to stygian lands

A handful of soil and petals tossed
For a love forever lost

Dark cloak snapping, pressed by wind
Against the numbness of my skin
Warm tears run with cold rain
Down a stone face drained 
of feeling