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What In Tarnation

What in tarnation is reincarnation Could we come back as a piece of toast? Or do you think that death is just that The end, it's over, adios? Some get passionate about the subject But nobody knows for certain When we finally take our very last breath Is it really the final curtain? Here's my humble opinion on the subject It's over when the fat lady sings But I'm open to other ideas on the subject I wouldn't mind another fling Guess this old guy is much too realistic Watching shows bout the universe on TV Can't believe how infinitesimal we are As insignificant as a little old flea So now you know my thoughts on the subject Hope we can still all be friends Maybe one day we'll find out the answer When we finally come to the end

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 4/1/2024 3:25:00 PM

Hello Happy Jack, , A very interesting topic. You ask a qjuestion that no one can answer. No one knows the answer to this question. When you find out , let me know. Love, /Darlene/ xxxx-oooo

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 4:36:00 PM

I will certainly let you know but the odds are not good lol Love, Happy Jack xxx

Sand Blown

Date: 4/1/2024 12:48:00 PM

...ah yes....after life....now-time simply means all things change and recycle.... whats 'perceivable' depends on existence form...a 'form/being' is a just a perception, an appearance-product... ....a product of 'existent' transcendental root systems of possibilities of being or not; roots labelled as mathematical constants'.....pi, phi, e, etc....they are the 'being' of the logics of what does and/or does not exist......(was that picture ok)...stan

Sand Blown
Date: 4/1/2024 5:12:00 PM

...numbers are like words....short form descriptive, symbolic of 'time as a reality 'picture'.....for writers, painters, etc.... equations can read as poems......sometimes

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 1:44:00 PM

If that is your perception, then so be it! We will all know the answer one day! I don't have the answer nor do you we can only speculate my friend! Have a good rest of day...

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/1/2024 12:15:00 PM

Well it must be good on the other side or they wouldn't stay lol. Tom

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 1:34:00 PM

Exactly!!! Well said Thomas! lol Cheers, Happy Jack!

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 4/1/2024 5:45:00 AM

loved the word 'tarnation.' My grandmother used that word a lot! Your poem was thought-provoking, Jack. Somewhere in the Bible is a reference to reincarnation...can't remember where exactly. When we die, our bodies are gone, but what about our souls...is that what actually reincarnates? I suppose the question you pose will be an eternal mystery. Enjoy your day, hugs, Sara

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 6:12:00 AM

You associate thesw two words reincarnation with tarnation ... mum used it often as an exclamation!

Jan Allison

Date: 4/1/2024 5:43:00 AM

I'm going somewhere nice and hot when I die lol, as for re incarnation - nah when you're gone you're gone - unless someone comes back and tells me otherwise! hugs jan xx

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 6:23:00 AM

Yes when you're gone you're gone!!!! It's over... fini!

Paul Bell

Date: 4/1/2024 5:04:00 AM

Coming back as an MP, myself. Cos, let's face it, they get about nine lives.

Jack Ellison
Date: 4/1/2024 5:55:00 AM

How come they're lasting such a long time! Shoudn't be allowed!!!l

Jan Allison
Date: 4/1/2024 5:42:00 AM

ha ha ha