Raise
your glasses

A toast
to Life

as infants
raise their bottles

and play with
death rattles

Drink deep

Savor
the flavor

of teething
on tombstones

Celebrate
the Stork

that forever
perches upon
the shoulders
of the Reaper

Salute
the Bird of Paradise

Praise
the Phoenix

They are birds
of a feather

To Life !

The ultimate
Near Death Experience

Rock a bye baby

Rest in peace

To Life !

The wonderful
stories we tell
ourselves
until we
fall asleep

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