Written for: Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
Fireblossom Friday: Incongruity
Where setting does not match action or character does not match setting
Gusts of gloom blew,
seeming to follow mourners
inside the chapel. He lay
in a mahogany casket, looking
nothing like he was in life,
a few days ago, playing piano
for friends. Room was hushed,
when from the back, a burst
of shrill laughter dissolving
into giggles.
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Nothing is more shocking than giggles at a funeral…
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I believe it’s pure nerves that cause it.
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This happens fairly often, though. People are stressed and uncomfortable, and sometimes get the giggles over something. A guy I knew got me started at the funeral for a friend’s husband, and i felt awful as soon as I had laughed. At least it was in the hallway and not inside the chapel. That had to have been twenty five years ago and i still feel guilty about it!
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Yes, that does leave a memory with you.
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..reminds me of a famous Mary Tyler Moore episode!
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I remember that one!
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