# Obituary explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ring Lardner.

## What happens

The narrator writes a mournful tribute to Christy, expressing deep sorrow and a wish for eternal flowers on his grave in Cincinnati.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown Narrator

The narrator pens the obituary with misty eyes and a heavy heart.

## Key lines

> My eyes are very misty As I pen these lines to Christy; O, my heart is full of heaviness today. May the flowers ne’er wither, Matty, On your grave at Cincinnati Which you’ve chosen for your final fadeaway.

I am crying as I write this for Christy; I am deeply sad today. I hope the flowers on your grave in Cincinnati never die, the place you picked for your final rest.

_The narrator expresses grief and a wish for perpetual remembrance._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/obituary
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