re: Forgotten Graves

We never truly die until no one remembers us. Sadly, these folks are dead because most are forgotten

“Ozymandias”
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

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Damn.

Bitches truly be cray-cray.

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I highly recommend D/2 Biological Solution for cleaning headstones.

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Thank you for the direction. When we went up to Yawkey, WV for Mom's funeral this past August I noticed the condition of the headstones. I think I'll be using a bit of your recommended solution next time I go to visit the graves of my parents and my two older siblings. The headstones of Robbie and Mary Anne were looking rather dingy and in dire need of a good scrubbing. I'm sure that the headstone my parents now share will be needing a cleaning as well in due time, but it has only been there a little over 30 years as opposed to the others that are more than 50 years old.

Fortunately, the granite headstones haven't deteriorated like so many of the marble headstones I've encountered at cemeteries.

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Not being bitchy, but it was a proud day for the OT when you finally figured out the difference between Columbia and Colombia.

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You are being bitchy because you can’t help yourself. But, thank you, I hope all is well.

Oh, the irony. I added that part later and stole it from your post. I was being exactly as bitchy as you were.

It’s amazing. When you say shitty things adding not to be bitchy or it’s just a joke won’t absolve you of your mean intentions. People can see right through it.

Just as you did! So congrats!

The graves may be forgotten but the lineages are evermore easy to trace thanks to Internet and organizations who dig out and publish the histories.

I don’t think you can realistically expect anyone beyond your grandchildren to visit your grave. We all become forgotten graves by the 4th generation, at best.

I do like to visit older cemeteries and read the markers of older graves. Reading the dates of birth and death alone gives an insight into the time they lived and it’s interesting to think about.