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Author's Notes: This is a "Tanka" or Japanese verse form write on the subject: "Eternal Soul." In this instance, I've considered the concept of the Soul as a spiritual entity that lives forever, with its eventual departure from our Earthly plane ('the mortal coil') and back to Heaven, as the philosophical undergirding for this write. And this write, I believe, succinctly captures the transformation from our Earthly plane to the spirit world and onto Heaven itself. The syllable count for this Tanka is: 5-7-5-7-7 (for a total of 31 syllables). (Gary Bateman - November 7, 2014) (Tanka poetic format)

Categories: allegory, earth, heaven, imagery, journey, life, and spiritual.

Eternal Soul

The soul's forever—
As an eternal spirit.
Leaves this mortal coil . . . 
	 Again to the spirit world 
And home to Heaven’s Kingdom!

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, 
Schoeningen, Germany (November 7, 2014)
(Tanka poetic format)

allegoryearthheavenimageryjourneytanka

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Valerie Staton

January 27, 2019 at 7:21 AM

Very well written!

Gary Bateman

January 27, 2019 at 5:35 PM

Hello Valerie, Thanks for your read and comment here!! I'm very pleased you enjoyed the early Tanka poem of mine completed near the end of 2014. (Presently I'm away from Poetry Soup working on my second book of poetry for upcoming publication later this year. I shall try to drop by your site to check-out your poetry.) Best Wishes, Gary

Gavin Joachims

June 17, 2015 at 12:24 AM

Hi Gary, THANK YOU! for this lovely share. I much enjoyed your Author's note. The Almighty Bless you.

Gary Bateman

June 17, 2015 at 1:32 PM

Hello Gavin, I'm glad you enjoyed this Tanka write of mine. (I always have author's notes with my poetry. It helps to give the reader a better idea of the poem and my motivation and feeling for writing it.) Best Blessings to you too! Gary

James Fraser

November 9, 2014 at 5:27 PM

An Eternal Soul, should be everyone's goal. I so like this, thank you, James ( to my fav's )

Gary Bateman

November 9, 2014 at 10:43 PM

James, Exactly so!! I appreciate the FAV, and it look like I got this one right!! Best Always, Gary

Demetrios Trifiatis

November 9, 2014 at 8:26 AM

Very spiritual and metaphysical meinguter freund, Gary! Wunderbar und seven!

Gary Bateman

November 9, 2014 at 2:52 PM

Ich bedanke mich sehr Mein Guter Freund Demetrios!! Alles Gute!! Bis zum naeschten Mal!!! Gary (P.S. The spiritual and metaphysical are so very, very important!!)