Stories tagged “eulogy”
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The Score
Lara’s Theme was playing. I saw aunty Lisa in the crowd and I waved just as she did. There were a few people I really didn’t know . They were all chatting quietly. Well it was a funeral after all. I sat in the pew next to one of the mourner...
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Game Over
I’d like to thank everybody for coming. My father was always my hero, but it’s gratifying to see that he was a hero to so many others as well. We’re all here to honour his memory and to remember the great things he did for the world. ...
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Eulogy
Alas, poor Yorick’s skull, I knew you well. You served me long and faithfully, sitting patiently on my desk while dribbly candles burned down to stumps atop you. You never complained about the wax that ran through your eye sockets or mounded up w...
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With the Fishes
You were with them in their last moments, dutifully taking heed of their plight. After months some of them were found, separated both from themselves and from one another. They were unrecognisable; burned, drowned and broken in pieces. Perhaps because ...
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Goodbye, World!
Eulogy for East Seedling Island. Born: January 2007. Died: May 2009, of complications arising from a bad case of Windows Vista. We are gathered here today to say goodbye to the citizens of East Seedling Island. They were a varied and somewhat strange...
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The Score
Laras Theme was playing. I saw aunty Lisa in the crowd and waved just as she did. There were people I really did not know. They were all chatting quietly. Well, it was a funeral after all. I sat in a pew next to one of the mourners and listened as the ...
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Ode to Spilt Milk (Eulogy)
Oh. Oh. Oh. My Mil-il-ilk. Bright white like shining star. An elbow on the table and now you’re so far. Ohhhhhhh milk, we will miss you. We let the floor wet kiss you. So sad, my baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Oh. Oh. Oh. My Mil-il-ilk. Your fall make the La...
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Goodbye my friend
My friend died the other day. I was gutted. We had only known each other a few months but we were very close. We saw each other almost every day. I moved to a new town about 3 months ago, I found it difficult to adjust to a new place and meet new peopl...
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Living the Lesson
I looked at the crowd, all staring at me- some with compassion, some with anger. There was nothing I could do. Except begin. I cleared my throat. It was still raw. “I knew early on that my younger brother was destined for greatness. By the age of...