A poem about life and death written in the form of a rondeau redouble.

Guessing Game


Image by Bascom Hogue via Flickr

 

Death is but life and life is death, I wonder,

Where does the spirit go when it’s released?

Many beliefs have a different thought,

The body is just breathing that has ceased.

We wonder how many years we have left,

We live them like there is no tomorrow,

We dance in sunshine and run from thunder,

Death is but life and life is death, I wonder.

So many religions do not agree,

The true path to God is forever sought,

I choose to chase spirituality,

Many beliefs have a different thought.

We all have struggles way down deep inside,

With cracks and holes and roads that have now creased,

Believer, atheist, agnostic, all,

The body is breathing that has ceased.

All you’ve done is done, no reason to try,

Is this your blown up personality?

Did you once beg to help humanity?

There is much more as far as I can see,

Death is but life

 

 

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  • Joie Schmidt on Feb 15, 2010

    Strong work.

    Blessings.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  • Snooky on Feb 16, 2010

    Death is only to the shell the spirit within moves on to a new shell and new life to continue its work

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