A partly cloudy day befalls the stage;
Actors from left to night remain a page.
Categories:
life death, adventure, allegory, angst, anxiety,
Form: Couplet
A point of time alone I mark,
And shine it best I may,
And plant brave flowers upon the way,
Before I must embark.
Categories:
life death, courage, death, flower, life,
Form: Rhyme
APROPOS OF DING DONG DITCH AND PALS
Literally, AI pranks
Have caused suicides:-
One while on the computer;
The other by a back shot:-
This may sound funny,
But death is no silly joke;
Neither should pranks be:-
Putting all in perspective,
In half of a month,
Check out “AI Psychosis”
And its friend, “Sycophancy”!?!
As must be with war,
Let us crack down on greed and
Its collateral damage:
At least give this all some thought:-
Categories:
life death, allegory,
Form: Free verse
I’ve always felt like ‘that boy’,
The scared little kid,
Nervous white fingers,
Clutched on his toys.
All the other kids play together,
I figured they’d invite me,
Every kid deserves as much as joy.
And every time I feel like,
‘Maybe I’ve grown’,
Life likes to remind me of humility and death,
God’s envoys.
My Mum’s love,
The prize treasured most by ‘that boy’.
Could’ve lost my mum,
The gun takes,
Leave me no choice.
Somebody else can choose,
To take my life,
And destroy.
I’m once again reminded,
On my passing days,
My mum might not hear my parting voice.
Categories:
life death, abuse, analogy, angst, death,
Form: Free verse
dust to dust, whether a success or a bust, life will end for it must!
Categories:
life death, death, destiny, fate, life,
Form: Monoku
In the dance of conscious life, death wears its silver mask,
And beneath the veil of darkness, a hidden life flickers softly,
If we closed our eyes, blindness would be a sublime gift,
We'd see how we fight for subtle, ephemeral illusions.
In the silence that embraces us, reality unveils in the dark,
A vast and profound universe, beyond our petty dreams,
Where light no longer penetrates, truth is born from chaos,
And we see how we've lived for chimeras, for faceless shadows.
The mind's eye opens only when the light dims slowly,
And in the absence of brilliance, we see the essence we always missed,
In the eternal night, we find answers to unasked questions,
For only in darkness is the magic of unknown, pure life born.
Thus, in the flow of consciousness, we lose ourselves in unexplored depths,
We find a profound calm, a peace born from obscurity,
And in this secret silence, we discover we're more
Than mere shadows dancing on the stage of the fleeting world.
Categories:
life death, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Our final test will be graded
When our breath has dissipated
Life itself is our final test
Final grade when we’re laid to rest
Taking the test may make you snore
If you don’t care about the score
For the next one you’ll study more
Then it hits I’m dead on the floor
There’re no more chances to improve
That was the final my last move
What can I say when at the gate
Please let me have a later date
Your name is not here take a look
Only those saved are in the book
Categories:
life death, death, heaven, life, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
Impossible beauty, summer in swell,
Fragrance aflowing and fluttering around;
Though now, I admit, I don’t see it well,
I know – my ears! – all the birds by their sound.
Heaven surrounds me, but only for now;
Howling the winds that shall crash on my head;
Ripping the flowers that live on the bough,
Never see summer return in its stead.
Perhaps I brought fear – not meaning to do! –
Sometimes I fumble, and words aren’t the best;
The winters must fall, to summer renew;
You’ll see it once more, the world at its crest.
Your seasons return – no reason to sigh! –
No, it’s not summer that passes – but I.
Categories:
life death, age, beauty, death, howl,
Form: Sonnet
I died for a while
Withdrawing myself from the routines of life
Getting into a silent shell and observing
The world around me
The people around me
The people who are the world around me
All happy and content with my absence
The vacuum that I perceived would be created
In my absence
Was created within me
The hollowness was evident
The invisible strings detached
As if they never were
The mundane society grind continued
Will continue
Like the space occupied by a finger in water
Taken out and nothing was ever there
I enjoyed being dead
For there are no expectations from the deceased
Only the living dead
Bear the burden of as if running the whole world
I have now sprung back to life
Enlightened, that there are many illusions that we carry
That we belong…
@’dusk’…
Categories:
life death, life,
Form: Free verse
If I should die quite suddenly
Don't grieve, my dear. Don't cry for me
I've waited, oh, so fervently
From bonds of life to be set free
This world is not how it should be
Today the Lord has heard my plea
Don't mourn for me
I've been set free
Don't stand too long around my grave
For death is friend and not a knave
He came my breaking heart to save
I rest with all whose hearts were brave
To mournful thoughts, don't be a slave
Let souvenirs your tears now stave
Death's not a knave
He' come to save
So live your life without a care
For what I've learned I gladly share
Take in the beauty, all that's fair
There's not a moment left to spare
Do all you've dreamt of on a dare
Let every love your heart lie bare
This truth I share:
Live, love, and dare
For one day death will come for you
Don't leave this world with things to do
There's no escape, this much is true
So use your time, try something new
Let passion burn you through and through
For when death knocks, you'll say adieu
This life pursue
Until adieu
Eileen Manassian
Categories:
life death, death, life,
Form: Rhyme
My friend is the ocean, waters that glide,
Rustling my footsteps and tousling my hair;
Many the times that we walked side by side,
A spark and forever, joined as a pair.
Always a cloud there lay over its play,
Dappled the sunlight that fell on my face;
Heaving, its waters had something to say;
Twilight with meteors it took for the place.
Rising from breakers, said spirit to me,
“Sunlight and storms must both in the sea lie;
These are my words,” sad the heart of the sea,
“Know that I love you, and by me, shall die.”
What is the darkness that’s in the sea’s soul?
What can it counter, and what not annul?
Categories:
life death, abuse, allegory, friendship, innocence,
Form: Sonnet
Oh death
The fear of countless souls
I adore your kiss
I need you close
When will we meet?
When shall you come?
It's too long a wait
Please come tonight
I don't know you
I know life is a tsunami
Perhaps you can rescue me
Where shall we meet?
Oh life
The lover of the lifeless
I've honored your presence
I gave you my all
Why you misled me, lover?
Why toss me into lava?
It's too long a wait
Get out of my sight
It's as if I know you
I heard that death is a fortune
You ruthlessly fried my liver
No time for reversal
Better the joy from dying
Worse the misery from living
Free my feet from tight shoes
My toes from hammering heat
I can hear the darkness sing
Better the joy! Worse the misery!
Oh life and death
You're all my friends
Like the sheep sharing a shepherd
Fighting firmly on the loose land —
Dear earth, why you betrayed me?
Dear hell, how will you come?
With a billion eyes, I've tasted
The two colors yearning for balance
The lovely world into balance
I need no life
I need no death
I need a midpoint!
Categories:
life death, confusion, grief, hyperbole, imagery,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Years of growth, years of wonder.
Years of thought, years of plunder.
Years of dreaming, years of hopes.
Years of late nights, years of beers.
Years of baggage, years of stress.
Years of commitments, years of doubts.
Years of love, years of responsibilities.
Years of pressure, years of strain.
Years of mortgage, years of pain.
Years of fatigue, years of wine.
Years of laughter, years of sorrow.
Years of yesterdays, years of tomorrows.
Years of promises, years of memories.
Years of silence, years of fears.
Years of loss, years of tears.
Categories:
life death, age, birth, death, life,
Form: Free verse
After The Psalm of Life,
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
One need not continue seeking,
For that elusive, immortal dream.
Our bodies aging, joints creaking,
Yet we each have, before unseen...
A body that's made of spirit,
That breaks forth when this flesh dies!
And the grave, we need not fear it;
Yes, death will come ~but we shall rise!
Until then, you who are listening,
Ensure that every step you take;
Be a benediction christening~
A life well lived for your namesake.
Categories:
life death, courage, hope, inspiration,
Form: Quatrain
It's possible to know from whence I came
There is no need to even have a name
I am a part of eternal creation
Reunification is my destination
Born of the same energy of all creation
I seek form to experience the relation
Between the parts that make up the whole
Unveiling the purpose of my soul
Life in any form any time or anywhere
Has the opportunity to become aware
To understand its relationship to the whole
Revealing its purpose in life its unique role.
Be thankful for life and for having a part
Interact with the others from your heart.
Categories:
life death, bird, creation, death, introspection,
Form: Sonnet
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