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Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

0 posted 2000-10-07 03:42 PM

                      Death Be Not Black

                      Nay, shall I not look 'pon
                      Death as black, black as silk
                      laid over thy looking glass,
                      nor black as the pillow
                      'neath your head
                      stark against this white
                      of thy last bed

                      but see thy crimson rose
                      lying there

                      nay, this demise be but
                      sweet release, my love,
                      and thy flight t'ward
                      that next life shall be thy
                      sweeter reward
                      than thou hast here
                      in these long shadows

                      but the scent of thy crimson rose
                      shall linger on

                      and only white shall greet
                      thy sight as thou wing
                      on t'ward heaven

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ

BSC

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Member Elite

since 2000-02-04

Posts 2919
New York, USA

1 posted 2000-10-07 03:54 PM

Ah Karilea....beautiful, just beautiful.

"but the scent of thy crimson rose
shall linger on
and only white shall greet
thy sight as thou wing
on t'ward heaven"

Bonnie

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
Senior Member

since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

2 posted 2000-10-07 03:57 PM

Oh, I love this so much! Carefully and strongly worded, this is a work of art!

The spiritual wind that holds survivors aloft, plants the seeds from which bloom new hope ... R.J.G.

Wilfred Yeats
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since 2000-08-04

Posts 2704
Wilmington, Delaware

3 posted 2000-10-07 05:48 PM

I agree with Rosemary - 'twill stack up well with any of the classicists.

Waverly917
Member

since 2000-09-23

Posts 90
Hugo, MN

4 posted 2000-10-07 06:47 PM

Death may be the last moment on earth, but it is the "sweet release" that will bring you to the next life. btw, beautiful work!

Abra

"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains
And we never even know we have the key."
-Already Gone, The Eagles

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

5 posted 2000-10-07 11:43 PM

superb. . . really superb. . .

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That which gives light must endure burning
--Victor Frankl

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

6 posted 2000-10-08 07:08 AM

nay, this demise be but
                      sweet release, my love,
                      and thy flight t'ward
                      that next life shall be thy
                      sweeter reward
                      than thou hast here
                      in these long shadows

                      but the scent of thy crimson rose
                      shall linger on

                      and only white shall greet
                      thy sight as thou wing
                      on t'ward heaven

There can always be another life in this life it you know where to turn.  Love the outlook in this one. Choosing the bright instead of the dark.  Excellent.

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2000-10-08 09:54 AM

You have all overwhelmed me with your lovely replies, thank you...

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ

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