On All Souls Day, 2011

People throng the cemeteries On ‘All Souls Day’, Remembering their beloved ones, Respects to pay! All flower-decked and candle-lit, Cemeteries stay; Most relatives hear Requiem Mass, Kneel down to pray! They sing those famous songs of love For near and dear; Their emotions are stirred again, Eyes filled with tear. The separations are relived, They burn incense; Some weeks or years had rolled off fast, Death stole souls since. The agony to some was great, With kith, kin lost; They plead to God to show mercy At any cost! They call upon the saints that died To intervene; They cannot forget how they cried With thoughts ev’rgreen! The beggars line up to get alms, And charity; Most people dole out cash and kind, Full of pity. The prayers, masses, good deeds touch The Most High’s heart; When God’s love falls as rain-showers, Then people part! ‘God, empty Purgatory, ’ they plead; ‘With light divine! ’ May faithful all departed rest! ’ From tracts, they read. Dedicated to all Souls on all Souls Day,2011! By ‘Holy family Church, ’ Perundurai Copyright by Dr John Celes 02-11-11