02028cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500190014426400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950800640038052011220044453400450156665300110161170000320162285600430165499900170169727803UtSlPG20260610133632.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aPT1 aGezelle, Guido,d1830-189910aKerkhofblommen 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-01-13 aProduced by Frits Devos and Distributed Proofreaders Europe a"Kerkhofblommen" by Guido Gezelle is a collection of poetry written in the mid-19th century. This work is notable for its themes centered around death, mourning, and the Christian faith, particularly as observed through the lens of the Flemish countryside. The opening portion focuses heavily on the author's reflections and elegiac verses in memory of a young student, Eduard van den Bussche, who has passed away. At the start of "Kerkhofblommen," the story unfolds with the speaker accompanying a group of mourners to the funeral of Eduard van den Bussche. The opening vividly describes the journey to the cemetery, the emotional turmoil of the deceased’s family, and the natural beauty surrounding the somber occasion. Sensory imagery evokes a profound connection between life, death, and the Christian faith, with reflections on hope and the solemnity of the rituals performed. The sorrow expressed is coupled with a sense of celebration for the departed soul's journey to heaven, illustrating the intertwining of grief and spiritual belief that pervades the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aPoetry1 aGezelle, Caesar,d1875-193940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27803 c68712d68712