FUNERAL DIRECTORS CONVENTION

FUNERAL DIRECTORS CONVENTION
ATLANTIC CITY-2001

“We pledge ourselves to attend to the preparation, care,
and disposition of deceased human bodies with compassion
and understanding. . .”

Funeral Directors-Order of the Golden Rule
Standard of ethical conduct.

1.
The night was convivial.

Caskets filled the hall the size of a football field.
We mingled amongst the caskets-with food and drink-
like they were empty tables.

It was not a time for grief counseling.
Enjoy the Casino and its heady atmosphere.

Those who deal with death on a daily basis
would awaken with a hangover,
when Death itself would cast a pall
over his handmaidens.

2.
The day broke easy.
The surf was warm
and the wet sand cool.

And then. And then.

Not with a sudden jolt,
but a nondescript accident,
“A plane crashed into the World Trade Center.
Details to follow.”

A code of ethics compelled them to return to their homes.

The ultimate horror was to come later
on this day of death,
when there was little or no need
for the services of Funeral Directors.

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