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Rated: 18+ · Folder · Other · #998032
My elegies, my tributes. My hope, my despair.
O son of the Supreme!

I have made death a messenger of joy for thee.

Bahá'u'lláh


However, dying can be very difficult and painful and mourning deeply so.

For my elegies see the folder "A radiant moon has set" Open in new Window., "Byron Lynn" Open in new Window. and "The sound of lavender" Open in new Window.. Or my tribute to James Doohan of Star Trek fame, "Scotty's last lament (James Doohan)" Open in new Window.. And "One ... Mississippi ... Two" Open in new Window. was written for my cousin Barbara as Dennis took aim at Mississippi this summer. Seems appropriate as her area was partially destroyed by Katrina. For another view of death as a natural part of Nature, read "Of mice, owls and moonflowers" Open in new Window.. 'Are the dead cheering us on in our endeavors?' is the theme of "In bleachers bare" Open in new Window.. A cultural perspective is presented in "Owls at the hour of moonset" Open in new Window..

All of these poems need reviews as the topic of death is not a popular one to read about. Thanks to all of you who take the time to read and leave your comments, so I can improve my writing skills. Kåre.

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    Scotty's last lament (James Doohan)  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Sci-fi · #992917
    For Scotty of Star Trek: Now, listen here, just beam me up. Lord, get me OFF this mound.
    In bleachers bare  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Sports · #991178
    Amateur hockey players are lucky to find a rink. The bleachers are bare, or are they?
    Footprints in the snow  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 13+ · Death · #1238861
    For Nyia Page. "and among the scattering of feathers/only her tiny tracks remain."
    Knowing it lies beyond  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 13+ · Death · #1146337
    A poem for Jeannie Marie New Moon, a very unique individual recently hit by a train.
    Deer in headlights  Open in new Window.
    Rated: ASR · Nature · #1044286
    An elegy written along a rural Oklahoma road.
    Picking up the trash  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Experience · #1028721
    A homeless man dies. The juxtaposition of two events is meant to jar our perception.
    The sound of lavender  Open in new Window.
    Rated: ASR · Death · #994394
    A blind friend of mine loved the color lavender, remembered from his youth.
    One ... Mississippi ... Two  Open in new Window.
    Rated: ASR · Nature · #989304
    Kansas perspective as Hurricane Dennis approached Mississippi. Then Katrina hit.
    Owls at the hour of moonset  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Cultural · #986500
    Here owls bring the gentle message of impending death. Revised 9-3.
    Byron Lynn  Open in new Window.
    Rated: ASR · Death · #984141
    This is an short elegy for Byron Lynn, who died of cancer November 23, 2004 in Kansas.
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