These markers are at Elmwood Cemetery in Lorain, Ohio.
They are not large or imposing like some around them, but the inscriptions and images on them identify what was important to the deceased person during their lifetime.
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The poem below sums up how a marker not only marks a gravesite for the dearly departed person, but it also provides a place to memorialize their life with a carved or engraved inscription, epitaph, and graphic designs that pertain to them as an individual and the life they lived - like reading a page in an open book.
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The Irish Poem:
"One Final Gift."
Scatter me not to the restless winds
Nor toss my ashes to the sea.
Remember now those years gone by
When loving gifts I gave to thee.
Remember now the happy times
The family ties are shared.
Don't leave my resting place unmarked
As though you never cared.
Deny me not one final gift
For all who came to see.
A simple lasting proof that says
I loved and you loved me.
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