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Footnote: Brief Meditation Upon Death

[after John 12,  Sirach 43, 1 Corinthians 15]

 

(for Patriciajj, postpoems' finest poet)

 

Flesh begins to die

at birth---in the process to

release the readied

soul into the Cosmos, the
Heaven that glorifies stars.

 

Kyakuchuu

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Patriciajj's poems helped to make the fourth line of this Tanka possible.  I urge all who read this comment to read her poems---the cosmic aspect of her poetry will expand, and resonate within, your soul.

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©27 May 2020 - 12:38am — S74rw4rd
27 May 2020 - 2:29am — patriciajj
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You sculpted our ultimate

You sculpted our ultimate mortal destiny and granted us unshakable hope with just a few words, just the right words. No small thing. 

 

 "The Heaven that glorifies stars." A ladder to infinity. Breathtaking.

 

Thank you kindly for the dedication on this work of art. 

 

27 May 2020 - 2:48am — S74rw4rd
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There is no one else, not

There is no one else, not even Vergil or Stevens, to whom the dedication could have been made.  Your poems made this poem possible; a foregone conclusion before I even put the poem's first line to words.  Thank you so much for your effect on my work.

Starward