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    EULOGY FOR MARY ANN KELLY

    Mary Jane (Marie Jeanette),
    Dear soul, we scarcely know the truth
    Of your beginnings-- did you first see Ireland or Wales,
    Did your family live well or poorly-- yet we know too
    Well the truth of your life's ending.

    And as those who saw how he left you,
    Looked at your body with horror, and with pity,
    So all these years later, we remember you still,
    How a young woman with a merry spirit,
    And a generous heart,
    Was left in her bed, bloodied and flayed,
    Cut open, disfigured, her heart taken away...
    Did you know who he was, the man with the knife,
    He who took your life,
    As careless as another might swat a fly?

    Dear Mary, we have not forgotten you,
    Nor shall we ever,
    Each November the ninth, we who know
    Will pray for your soul and hope you found
    Peace at last.

    -- Pat D.
    Last edited by Pcdunn; 11-08-2015, 11:08 PM. Reason: "Street" in title should be "Court", of course
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