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littlemissmartypants

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10. Haley Bonar - Quiet Breathing is my favorite. But there probably won't be a funeral for me. I'm planning to be...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 11:59 PM

Nov 2

An Anatomical Gift. If I make the cut.

Haley Bonar - Quiet Breathing

Make my bed on a pallet of linen
Lay my head on a pillow of down
I close my eyes and see you
But in the morning, gone.

Rest my bones where the earth meets the heavens
Place my name on the things that you grow
Just close your eyes to find me
Save you a place where I go.

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