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2026-04-02 Write A Beautiful Terza Rima Poetry Contest- Sponsor Constance La France

Where I'd Like To Die

Quote- Let not my ashes spoil the soil, rich in it with thy flesh- Poet

Oh, how the sky looks so gorgeous today
Calico colors in wavy waffled rows 
Of mixed bright white clouds edged in dark grey 

The willow trees sway while a mild wind blow 
And the elks in the pasture munching on green 
Where all kinds of flowers and greenery grow 

A river that zigzags through a narrow ravine 
Has a limestone bottom that hides large rainbow trout 
A picture so perfect for an "Outdoors" magazine 

And the sounds of the songbirds in the forest throughout 
Steer butterfly's and bumble bees all over the sky 
This nature's scenery is like paradise- no doubt 

This stunning a place puts a sheen in my eye 
For this is the place in which I'd like to die
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
April 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
sounds like a place my dad would like :-)
Proxenos Avatar
April 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I know we are not getting any younger but i want t live and see and do, I want to go and come and come and go, i want to write stories and sing songs and wake up every day with another wish for tomorrow., but that also depends on what God has in store for me! Charles don't think of death when living is still beautiful. Hope you are keeping well, so nice to have you visit and your poem is really really good! Hugs Jenny
Buhagiar Avatar
April 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I pray in church where I do not wish to die. I prefer my bed. But God's will be done.
Cunningham Avatar
April 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Sounds like a beautiful place Charlie, hopefully not anytime soon.. Happy Easter. Tom
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