My Last Will and Testament

Being of sound mind 
and rational thought,
I bequeath
willfully and voluntarily,
 
To the stars my dreams
To the winds my wishes and whims
My foibles and follies
to the meandering streams,
To the clouds go my tears
My heartaches and pains
to the mountains to bear
and my ashes strewn over 
the plains, dales and valleys.

Shove my poems in a chest
and toss overboard in to
the bosom of the sea…

perchance it washes ashore some day.


~07/29/2017
~A Stunner 2017 contest by Line Gauthier

~A Brian Strand contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Krampe Avatar
March 13, 2018 at 8:21 PM
I love this, fave! Congrats on your win.
Carber Avatar
March 12, 2018 at 9:59 PM
Very nice, Abdul, a lovely conceit-- you convey well the sense of how we belong to creation and all of its beauty ( and perhaps I will put my poems in a bottle and toss it into the ocean-- it is somehow a comforting thought!)
Marc Avatar
March 12, 2018 at 6:21 PM
I really enjoyed the visual of shoving treasured possessions into a chest and pushing them overboard. Congratulations on your win Abdul.
Talbot Avatar
March 12, 2018 at 5:57 PM
Its a winner for me too, congratulations Abdul... Mick
Gauthier Avatar
March 12, 2018 at 3:15 PM
A FAVE for sure, Abdul. Congrats on your no brainer win.
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