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]
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Jones Avatar
June 19, 2022 at 6:19 AM
Enjoyed this! What a perfect poem for today. Happy Father's Day if you celebrate.
Hankins Avatar
June 19, 2022 at 8:09 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!
Wolf Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 8:25 PM
Gosh, this is good, Milt. What a great take on the next dimension of existence! FAVing this immediately. Thanks, Gershon
Hankins Avatar
June 19, 2022 at 8:11 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.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 7:14 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!
Hankins Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 7:32 PM
I am absolutely convinced it will be. Nothing we can even imagine in this dimension!
Logan Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 6:10 PM
Verso-rhyme, I'll have to check it out.
Hankins Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 6:34 PM
It seems that sometimes my mind just works this way. Thanks for the comment.
Cunningham Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 12:21 PM
A thought provoking verse Milton, I suppose everyone has different views on the subject, Did you create this form? Tom
Hankins Avatar
June 18, 2022 at 12:37 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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