Aftermath: Post-Funeral Thoughts

Photo by Jojo Vitug for The Philippine Daily Inquirer

let this not
be the end;
the be-all,
the end-all ~

instead:
let this
be the
end
of the
beginning.

let not
the feet
that trudged
dutifully
end the
journey,

let not
the voices
that cheered
in mourning,
in gratitude,
in faith
be
silenced.

the great
work
remains
unfinished,
undone:

the lady,
the tireless
one,
has gone
to her
rest ~

(well-deserved,
well-earned
much as
we grieve...) ~

let us
take up
the
cudgels,
the
shovels,
the
pikes
in her
name

keep the
fires
burning;
never let
them
die.