After Life Nothing But Our Verse Will Remain

After life
nothing but our verse will stay
That's all that will remain

Our material possessions
will be distributed,
scattered about

with no real purpose.
They can't be taken with us
to the afterlife

so they will just
fester on earth
and wither away.

But our verse,
this can last forever - - -
be passed down

to future generations
provide comfort and aid
to our fellow

worldly citizens.
Will outlast concrete and stone,
become eternal.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Vaso Avatar
March 23, 2019 at 1:05 AM
I really enjoyed this poem, my kinda poetry!
Thayer Avatar
March 20, 2019 at 7:57 AM
I Love This...But our verse can last forever. Vickie Thayer
Allison Avatar
March 9, 2019 at 4:15 AM
Yes our words will live on long after we have gone Frank, not sure if my son is happy with a legacy of mainly poop poems though lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Faulkner Avatar
February 23, 2019 at 12:06 AM
Yes our words can outlive us, which is both sobering and encouraging, well put-
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