Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Life and Death

    I hear the stories
      I read them too
    about calm, tranquil deaths
      as heavenward angels take their last breaths… 

   ‘She entered the next world
     surrounded by her nearest and dearest
   holding hands with her beloved husband of 57 years
     a smile of serenity overspreading her face…’

   Aaaaargh! Not for me! I shall not go willingly
     I vow to fight to stay alive until my last hurrah
   Punctuating the air with oaths and imprecations
     ~ Hanging on for my final grasp of this earthly station

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Hilda Greenhough July 8, 2024 at 8:25 AM Personally, I'd like to make some new friends. Will it be a new adventure, or a rerun of life lived?

Deb M July 8, 2024 at 1:16 AM A thought provoking well written poem my friend! I think it all depends on the curcumstances when it comes to our departure from this world. Debx

John Lawless July 7, 2024 at 7:57 AM ..."do not go gently into that cold dark night, rage, rage against the dying of the light"....Always loved Mr. Thomas' lines...

Jerry Brotherton July 7, 2024 at 5:33 AM Agreed, I will fight tooth and nail for one more breath and to add one more word to my epitaph.