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Hammering Through Daisies
“And death shall have no dominion. Dead men
naked shall be as one with the man in the wind...”
--Dylan Thomas
I saw death last night,
with a nice pleasant visage;
a gypsy girl in a bright
red dress, with bells on it,
twirling with beautiful tanned legs.
“Do not go gentle
into that good night,” quoth Dylan.
Is death a demon or a
Liberator? We will
all know much too soon; that’s for sure.
Who will meet you, take
your hand? Jesus, Buddha or
Jack Benny--or some angel with
golden wings? Or maybe
you will meet your best higher Self there.
As an ascended
spirit, you have the power to
create whatever scene you want.
Time means nothing there.
Truth settles on you so softly.
Glenn Buttkus
Wayra
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub
16 comments:
This is incredibly deep and poignant, Glenn! So much to grasp here especially; "Or maybe you will meet your best higher Self there." Or maybe we ll become one? The title is such a hook! 💝💝
“Truth settles on you so softly.”
What a gorgeous line and sentiment.
nice one on a favourite topic of mine ... hopefully I might experience a brief moment of pure bliss!
"Truth settles on you so softly." is such a gentle ending.
So much to think about with this one, Glenn. I guess we'll never know till it happens.
My father "raged against the dying of the light" when he passed.
I considered a wayra series, but decided against it. Just as well - mine woulda paled by comparison, I'm sure. Nice work, GB
I agree with Shawna. That last line is lovely.
I like that last one as well specially: Truth settles on you so softly.
That last line is phenomenal, Glenn! Whatever society's disagreements, every human soul yearns for peace.
pax,
dora
I like this embroidering on a theme. Death is such a good one, whether gypsy girls in red dresses or Jack Benny...
ooooooh. the characters for saving and those last two lines speak such weight. a profound strings of wayra.
Especially love the philosophy of the last stanza.
This is such a beautiful tapestry on the inevitable end. Wonderfully written.
That elusive best higher self...if it's anywhere, that would seem to be the place.
OMG
you didn't settle for one and i am not surprised
Much💛love
To chain the wayra .... keeping the reader spellbound, is no easy feat. Cheers.
The last line in contrast to referring Dylan Thomas... also remembering that death is often worse for those left behind...
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