Immortality

We live forever, or almost;
As long as stone may last,
Engraved with mottoes, carved to boast
Our passing and our past.

We last as long as stone survives,
Encrusted with green scales;
We last beyond our little lives
As long as stone prevails.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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October 31, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Very interesting and well written poem. Sincerely, Brotherly Love, Moses
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