M. L. Kiser Poet Sijo

Life and Death

Life erodes the body; riding its waves, leaves one drained.
Spirit’s education, is wear and tear; the mortal is cut short.  
Beware the reaper’s scythe; the scalpel of death, cuts swift and clean.

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M. L. Kiser October 29, 2014 at 2:35 PM Thanks everyone, for stopping by and leaving comments. I will get around to all of your poetry, eventually.

Andrea Dietrich October 28, 2014 at 11:35 PM I sure do hope mine is swift and clean. I dread something long and drawn out like dementia. Ugggg. I enjoyed seeing this sijo . Now to see the other.

Connie Marcum Wong October 28, 2014 at 10:48 PM A beautiful metaphor about how quickly we age and how important it is to learn before our life may abruptly end. I loved it!

Casarah Nance October 28, 2014 at 9:33 PM Oh that is chilling, I shall watch out for the reaper.!

David Meade October 28, 2014 at 3:50 PM I can relate to this . . . the mind and body has many scars!! A scary poem for a creepy night. Perfect!