The unusual presentation of this grave at Flinders cemetery - at the southern reaches of Mornington Peninsula on Westernport Bay - attracted me.
The hat seemed to strike a cheeky, casual pose and the plaque seemed to oddly grace what looks like wooden sign posts at a cross road.
Not till I viewed this grave more closely did I realise that this was not a grave for Kenneth and Amy.
Kenneth's surname was Amy.
Grave with character
Jaunty tilt of an old hat
Some life still lives on
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8 comments:
i like the concept of a grave with character
that is kind of weird and disconcerting
semantic feeling
I'm not sure about the hat, but the rest of it I rather like.
It is a most eclectic grave: a bushman's hat; a middle-ages breast-plate; two highway markers. And a striking quantity and variety of plants growing on his grave. My guess is that Kenneth Amy was a knock-about larrikin.
Oh, and I think the hat is superb! What a sign of individuality! I too thought the grave was for a woman named Amy... glad you set me straight, Gemma. Nice find!
There is certainly a very personal statement made by this grave marker. Your haiku sums it up very eloquently.
What an unusual Grave marker...its really says something about the man beneath it...
hahahahaha. i found that very funny. not amy, but mr amy. :)
what is the hat made of?
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