Nowadays, we call them “eulogies” or tributes, but back in the 1500’s it was an Epicedium that would be performed in honor of the dearly departed. I suppose it is a poignant word for this time of year…with Hallowe’en, All Soul’s Day and the Day of the Dead all happening in the next few days! The veil is very thin indeed and our thoughts often drift to those who have gone before us. It’s nice to think that in times of old they sent folks out with a song. Likely written especially for the occasion, personally for that person. Today we blabber and blah, blah, blah at funerals. This is one of those quaint words that makes one long for the old way of doing things.

At any rate…there was not a lot of additional info online relating to this word. It was difficult even to find it used in a sentence. I will, however, attempt to create a Haiku using it. Have a great weekend fellow WordPressers. I give you Epicedium – A Haiku.

The choir sweetly sang
an epicedium to the queen
their much loved monarch.

~ kat ~ 30 October 2015