He walks along and groans
with all the stones in his sight,
with shovel and lantern in hand
he’ll be digging another hole tonight
He’s been busy lately in this field of stones
digging these holes to bury their bones
Extra cash comes in handy for the child and wife
and a couple more dead one’s can change my life
It’s been a good year for a man and a shovel
I can see progress being made,
If I can get a few more bodies
my families future won’t fade
Author notes
Caretaker moans from beyond the grave. I know someone who gets 500 a hole and looks forward to getting more.
A contest entry
- PIF PROMPT CONTEST by penman.
700 points, ended July 6, 2008, 7 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Wonderful
Very well done. best of luck in the contest.
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scary poem not a job for the faint hearted a great take on the promt I liked your flow in your poem
He’s been busy lately in this field of stones
digging these holes to bury their bones good luck in the contest
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Oh, this is sad...
YIKES - What a life, huh? Well Poet, I'll hand this much to ya - you've done a great job with the subject matter, even though it's not my cuppa tea. This looks like a winner. For $500 a hole, it oughtta be... I'm wishing you all the best in this contest!!! 
Peace, Cyn
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I know many people avoid this side of life but there are not too many poor undertakers...and boy do they have some very interesting stories to spin. Excellent take on this prompt. The words ease from the page with a good flow and rhyme pattern ....lets face it the only sure thing in life is death. Good luck in the contest.
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