color of morning is white
and cold
freezing rain falls on her face unheeded
eyes closed,
she hears crashing
waves of sea, sun-drenched words
leaping, reaching her core in
unending refrain
she moves closer, marveling
connection
the string, she cannot cut
not even in death.
so she sleeps
bubble-wrapped in marble,
waiting for his rebirth.
Posted for Poets United: Think Tank: Rebirth - I read some of the posts and thought I will take another route to the theme.
And Flash Fiction Friday 55: Tell a story in 55 words - For the G-Man. Thanks for the visit.
"In 1987 I was asked by his Widow Christina to carve a figure called "Asleep" in Carrara marble as his gravestone. "
Artist: Peter Schipperheyn, born Melbourne Australia 1955- Title: "Asleep" carved 1987 Dimensions: 460 mm in height by 2020 mm in length by 800 mm in depth [life-size figure]. Medium:Carrara Statuario Marble. Present location: Mt Macedon Cemetery, Mt Macedon. Victoria.
Story and view of the sculpture in another angle:
picture source: http://imgur.com/gallery/BeefO
