~ the shorter rabbit, the elder, struggled to not cry as their mother's funeral concluded.
Funeral, Rabbits, Sisters
Though the weight of being a pallbearer had become familiar to the otter's hands, his heart carried each burden as though it were his first.
Funeral, Microfiction, Otter
A funeral for a horse
by sakarafox
the fire crackled gently at the heart of the lavvu, sweet-smelling smoke rising into the night sky.
Fox, Funeral, Horse, Mesolithic, Primitive, Ritual, Stone, Stone Age, Tribal, age, burial, prehistoric
Cold i wander, blind i wonder, if i had followed not
(for oh the sun is gone, my love, and oh the wind is too,)
the funeral uninvited, would this night be my lot?
(and only if the morning came, i know not what i'd do.)
Poetry, lyric
School had let out early today, so those who wanted to attend the funeral to pay their last respects could.
F/F, Funeral, M/F, Religion, Slasher
Private First Class Terrence Ferro stood at attention in full dress uniform, the fine pleats on his slacks at an almost blade-like crease. His boots were waxed and the black leather and polished gunmetal glinted powerfully in the harsh fluorescent...
Mild Romance, Military, Sci-Fi, Violence (Not In Yiff)
"because that would be too easy." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the funeral was a difficult affair indeed.
No-Yiff
He had asked me to come to his home with him after the funeral. i knew the tone in his voice, something that i had always come to understand was his way of conveying, without actually saying so, that he needed me. of course i came back here with him.
Canine, Collie, Flash Fiction, Funeral, Love, Male, Sad, mourning
**_Angels come bear witness...
Time has ended early...
Your child returns...
Judge her honour...
Forgive her wrongs...
She loved the world...
She cherished all...
She hated none...
She gave from her heart...
She leaves with a smile...
Ready...
Boy, Cheetah, Clan, Daughter, Father, Feline, Female, Fox, Funeral dirge, Girl, Healer, Male, Mother, Son, Wolf, funeral pyre, hut, midwife, midwives, shaman
The day, bright, cool, clear, was not what many would call "proper" for a funeral.
Bear, Female, Fennec, Fox, Funeral, Gay, Grief, Love, Male
"james was gunned down by an enemy sniper two days ago chris....his body arrives tonight and the army will cover the funeral." jeff explained a single tear dotting his face as he placed the envelope on the table near the door.
Death, Funeral, Gay Relationships, M/M, Military, No-Yiff, sadness
#26 of short stories
a chaplain holds a funeral service aboard a space station.
~ the station chaplain leaned back from the altar, surveying the arrangement.
Death, Sci-Fi, chaplain