Wednesday, 30 May 2012

William and Esther

St Andrew's Old Church, Church Road.
You can see more gravestones and memorials over at this week's Taphophile Tragics.

6 comments:

  1. Such poetry in these old words and verses. It has also been a long - joyful? - wait in their vault.

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  2. were they really in joyful hope of resurrection...?

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  3. These old gravestones conceal much history, whimsy, tragedy, romance, and of course hope...

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  4. They don't write them like that anymore. Fantastic picture.

    Herding Cats

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  5. Yes, they don't write them like that anymore. I was reading an American blog somewhere that was collecting all the different ways that dying was described on headstones. This would add to her collection.

    I suspect, but obviously do not know, that they are still joyfully waiting.

    Thanks for this contribution to Taphophile Tragics, Wibbo. I appreciation your post.

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  6. The passed on with great expectations, it seems. Something most us now do not have.

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