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In a Churchyard, Grieving

By heinzs

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In a Churchyard, Grieving In the churchyard was a man upon his knees, and he began to moan and wail.  I heard him cry "Why, oh why, oh why did you die?" I could not pass but asked him, "Mister - was this a loved one?  Wife, or sister?" "Nay, " he said, "That is not so. This was a man I did not know." "Why, then," I said,"Could you reveal the source of sorrow that you feel?" "This one man's death has ruined my life - the former husband of my wife!" 3-7-2002This is the example for my challenge "take an old joke you know and rewrite it in poetic format with defined meter and rhyme. Written March 7th, 2002 © on Mar 07 2002 03:18 AM PST, Heinz Scheuenstuhl    0 • 14

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