Dimension of Safe-Keeping

Your father is neither dead nor is he sleeping. He has traversed the thin line of demarcation Into a marvelous dimension of safe-keeping, Consider it a marvelous realm of preparation For what we earthlings refer to as eternity, An exciting adventure into the vast unknown Frightening, our limited concepts of infinity, Where true being-ness in never outgrown, The gracious Almighty sits on the throne. No end to the delights of the ultimate reality To this place your father has quickly flown Where he shall experience no law of gravity, Beyond all fantasies of human expectation Where no longer is one exposed to weeping, We might think of it as an awesome vacation Your father is neither dead nor is he sleeping.
Written June 18, 2022 [utilizing my own verso-rhyme]

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Date: 6/19/2022 6:19:00 AM
Enjoyed this! What a perfect poem for today. Happy Father's Day if you celebrate.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/19/2022 8:09:00 AM
Thank you, Karen. I appreciate your thoughts on my poem. Before my wife died of cancer, she remarked, "I'm about to embark on the greatest journey I've ever taken." I believe she was right!
Date: 6/18/2022 8:25:00 PM
Gosh, this is good, Milt. What a great take on the next dimension of existence! FAVing this immediately. Thanks, Gershon
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/19/2022 8:11:00 AM
Thank you so much, gw. Kudos from you mean more to me than you'll ever know. And a FAVE, no less. Be sure to see my response to Karen.
Date: 6/18/2022 7:14:00 PM
You make it sound lovely ' "No end to the delights of the ultimate reality To this place your father has quickly flown" and I believe it may be even more lovely!
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/18/2022 7:32:00 PM
I am absolutely convinced it will be. Nothing we can even imagine in this dimension!
Date: 6/18/2022 6:10:00 PM
Verso-rhyme, I'll have to check it out.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/18/2022 6:34:00 PM
It seems that sometimes my mind just works this way. Thanks for the comment.
Date: 6/18/2022 12:21:00 PM
A thought provoking verse Milton, I suppose everyone has different views on the subject, Did you create this form? Tom
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Date: 6/18/2022 12:37:00 PM
Just the results of thinking about moving on, Tom. I don't know. I have written many, many poems with this "verso-rhyme" as I call it, but I don't think I'm the originator of the style. Sometimes my mind just works like this. I'm sorry it was so glitched-up. I hope I have fixed it.
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