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[JustinSane]

@AussieRecharger @tyme 

@Bow 

@hanami 

I sincerely hope you are all well. I was asked yesterday about my thoughts on the afterlife and what happens to us after we die.

This poem expresses my personal beliefs, respect to all those who may hold a view contrary to my own.

THIS EARTHLY VISIT

Our earthly visit
What really is it?
One thing's for certain
One day this curtain
Will be drawn
No new dawn
Will greet our eyes
No new sunrise
No life eternal
No hell infernal
No soul to live on
After we have gone
We fade to black
And don't come back
Yet we pretend
Our lives don't end
That we're immortal
That death's a portal
To a better place
With nary a trace
Of hate or spite
Things are put right
By a god who cares
Answers our prayers
But it's just a myth
To help us cope with
Our ultimate fate
On that unknown date
When our last breath
Signals our death
Out goes the fire
And we expire
At nature's behest
We are laid to rest
In coffin or urn
Never to return.
This life's all we've got
So give it your best shot
There's much to be tasted
No day should be wasted
Give it all you can give
Learn, laugh, love and live
And treat this earthly visit
As precious and exquisite.

[hanami]

Good morning @JustinSane 

This poem really got me! 

I also believe this life is precious and exquisite and that this time we share is an earthly visit. 

Thank you for sharing and wishing you a lovely Friday!

Hanami 💮

[FloatingFeather]

Hi @JustinSane,

I was just reading your poem - it really is amazing! I can write poems' as well as I can sing - not at all! I particularly like the lines:

"Learn, laugh, love and live
And treat this earthly visit
As precious and exquisite."

Such great advice - thanks for sharing 🙂

Warm wishes,

FloatingFeather

[JustinSane]

@FloatingFeather
thank you for your feedback. Yes I tried to make it a positive ending, despite the inevitably of our demise, this life is so precious and exquisite. I struggle daily, as I'm sure many do, but I find infinite beauty in the intricate simple beauty of existing. I hope you do too. May you find joy, peace and love

[JustinSane]

@hanami
thanks I'm glad you got something from the poem. Have a fantastic day

[Historylover]

Exquisitely expressed, @JustinSane. And very insightful. Take care.