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THE EULOGIST

The time has come
and none too soon
for a few choice words

a circumspect selection of memories
a kind of verbal dance
skirting the known idiosyncrasies
of the deceased

the dark edge though unspoken
hovers discreetly
between the lines

From Illuminations: A Book of Poetry. Printed with permission from Mary Hertzler, all rights reserved.