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 </div><p></p>The dead we hold in memory<br>
As today tells their story<br>
Our hearts and minds hear it again<br>
Reliving them in prayerful pain<br>
Under the shadow of earth’s drear<br>
Our mourn’ shows forth care
<p>The dead we hold in memory<br>
As today tells their story</p>
<p>They once shared our lives<br>
With colours of love and hurt<br>
That prong upon which hung life<br>
Today, with echoes of hope<br>
Hovering on us like a dome<br>
We gaze into the sky<br>
And wish them a life of light<br>
In the world of pleasant repose</p>
<p>The dead we hold in memory<br>
As today tells their story</p>
<p>When upon us the curtain is drawn<br>
And our sapling lives turn to dust<br>
May they bid us welcome<br>
In the wings of the dawn<br>
To that kingdom<br>
Where wolves tickle sheep<br>
And lions play with hyenas<br>
And cats and rats together feast<br>
In the oasis of peace eternal</p>
<p>The dead we hold in memory<br>
As today tells their story</p>
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THE DEAD WE HOLD IN MEMORY by Dominic Ayegba Okoliko
