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Funerary Commendations

(The Eternal Hope that, following life’s meal, the Best Is Yet to Come)

By Randy Wayne Jellison-KnockPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Funerary Commendations
Photo by Sıla Ergin on Unsplash

Hold onto your forks

For that little slice of pie

Waits you in the sky.

HaikuinspirationalSenryu

About the Creator

Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock

Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.

Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.

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  • Denise Larkin8 months ago

    Short, sweet, and enticing words.

  • L.C. Schäfer9 months ago

    Delicious 😋

  • The Dani Writer11 months ago

    Make mine the world famous "Bean Pie and I'll keep coming back for seconds. Great angle for a poetic piece!

  • Badhan Senabout a year ago

    So Fantastic Oh My God❤️Brilliant & Mind Blowing Your Story, Please Read My Stories and Subscribe Me

  • Oooo, I want some too hehehehehe. Loved your poem!

  • Poppy about a year ago

    This is an awesome poem Randy! Hope you've been doing well

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    Delicious Haiku, Randy. And the pic of that pie, yum!

  • Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago

    Brilliant work Randy! BRAVO!!

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Impressive rhyming Haiku!!! Loved it!!!

  • Fantastic to see you back, with a wonderful slice of pie in the sky

  • That's great! I luv that.

  • Judey Kalchik about a year ago

    Is that a new custom? Bury me with a fork? I could see that!

  • Sonia Heidi Unruhabout a year ago

    Can I have a BIG slice? :)

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