For every leaf that falls, another grows.
How many leaves will fall, nobody knows.
Each blade of grass, each budding flower
Holds a kind of special power.
Life! The force that animates
Gives to all of nature its vibrant states.
It courses through each tiny cell.
A feeling that you know so well.
For through you does it also flow
It gives to you a vibrant glow.
And when a body loses life, you instantly can see-
The changes happen instantly.
Life is spirit - the driving force
That causes your blood through your veins to course.
Your arms and legs it does animate
And causes every breath you take.
Know this and may it bring you peace
May you thus your fears release:
Life is eternal; it never dies
Long after you last close your eyes.
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"Life is spirit." I remember when my mom died, it was so profoundly apparent that her spirit had moved on. The essence of who she was (and is) had passed on to another existence. Today's message is one of hope, promise, reassurance, and comfort. "Life is eternal; it never dies."
ReplyDeleteToday's poem is truly relevant in the light of the recent mass shootings. May we all feel a sense of peace today in the knowledge that the spirit lives on...
Science has demonstrated that the weight of the body after death is slightly lighter. The spirit leaves with a little mass. Gravity means so much
ReplyDeleteHow lovely.
ReplyDeleteWinter always turns to spring and our lives like leaves, crack and wrinkle but are ever-lasting. We are luminous and eternal long after we close our eyes and dissapear amongst the sun...