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A marble cross? Too Christian.
And concrete cherubs? Kitsch!
Urn-topped sarcophagus?
My dear, so 'newly rich'.

I thought about a statue –
Equestrian might do –
But I'm petrified of horses
And dislike pigeon poo.

Then, browsing the museum
(Well, it's warm and dry and free)
Down in Palaeontology
The concept came to me.

At first, I just dismissed it,
Thought 'That's  absurd', it's true.
But as I mulled it over
The more the notion grew.

I'm now deep in equations,
For pressure, time and heat.
With added quartz and silica
I'll polish up a treat. 

Large gey coiled ammonite set in a wall