Dear Jessica Brennan,
I like to go to cemeteries. They are peaceful, and the one by me has loads of deer that roam the grounds. I will be cremated rather than buried, but I do sometimes think about what my grave marker might say.
Dad has often said it should say, “Liked to be Impatient.” That’s reasonably accurate. I also thought some of the following might work.
Here lies Sharon Brennan.
She was:
A Chronic Slow Learner
Easily Distracted
Disruptive
A Bit Wierd
Whatever it says, I hope it is true. Some of the tombstones I’ve seen are a bit far-fetched, to be honest.
And don’t put anything on mine to draw a crowd.
The poet, James Edward Wilson, captured this sentiment in his poem, “When I Am Dead.”
He said:
“I only want a chosen few
Who stood through good and evil too,
True friendship’s test;
Just they who sought to find the good
And then, as only true friends could,
Forgave the rest.”
Well said, James.
In Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey, you can find a plaque commemorating Anthony Trollope (1815-1882).
It says:
“Now I stretch out my hand, and from the further shore, I bid adieu to all who have cared to read any among the many words that I have written.”
That sounds good. I’ll have that.
Love,
Mum xo
