When

When I die
will the sky be rhetorical,
will it still turn red at eventide
or shall the world die with me?

I think it may become
a hypothetical fur-ball,
just an idea
I had been anxious about
for neigh on 74 years...

...a theory now caught within a dying throat;
just a little furry representation of the world
that will pass away with me
into the next imaginative realm...

...all of which would be convincing evidence
of an afterlife ---- except
that I will have left all my earth memories
in a leather suitcase full to the brim
with assorted junk
that I had lost, mislaid, or discarded
over a lifetime

and so ----- theoretically
I may have to dream-up a new red sunset sky
and begin again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Willason Avatar
May 5, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Your poetry speaks Eric and echoes in the places that are hard to visit sometimes, making them good companions, admired and often consulted.
Ashford Avatar
May 5, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Thank you Paul, it is most encouraging to know that some of my poetry is working so well. Much obliged to you for this review. Best EA
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