Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust by Amera at All poetry

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Repeat this quote, it’s not unjust
Before your eyes, life just flashes
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes

Created from dust, we are born
Human life is nothing to scorn
Created to live but die we must
We are born, created from dust

Our life takes form from holy breath
We freely live until our death
Started from dust till we transform
From holy breath our life takes form

We create beauty, as we live
We love, we laugh, we forgive
Abundant life, human duty
As we live, we create beauty

Eternal rest, our final goal
Living live, we create a soul
Our spirit knows we did our best
Our final goal, eternal rest

Author notes

Swap Quatrain:

Each stanza in the poem must be a quatrain (four lines) where the first line is reversed in the fourth line. In addition, line 2 must rhyme with line 1, and line 3 must rhyme with line 4 and so on. Rhyming pattern: AABB, CCDD, and so on.
The Swap Quatrain was created by Lorraine M. Kanter.

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Kota54
September 15, 2007
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Beautiful poem, nice flow and technique.
sunny day
September 11, 2007

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Bravo!!! Bravo!!! Bravo!!!
Amera, This is so beautiful. I felt as though I was reading a eulogy almost. Your rhythm and rhyme are impeccable as always and it flowed smooth as silk. A mistress of forms you are and a Queen also. I was lost in the beauty you shared with this and I do love this form. I am going to have to give it a try one of these days. Thank you for sharing your God given gift once again and keep that golden ink flowing. Kudos for this masterpiece. Love you my friend, Joyce
Desire
September 11, 2007

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Magnificent!!
Another Wonderful weaving of words Form Queen!!
I have yet to try this form but have been inspired
to do so

We create beauty, as we live
We love, we laugh, we forgive
Abundant life, human duty
As we live, we create beauty

Love those lines~
Keep that quill dancing!!

Many blessings to You in the contest
Best wishes too
and much love~ Desire~*~
capricornpoet
September 11, 2007

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lovely quatrains
A rhythmic rhyming encantation seems this elaborate sequence of quatrains almost a spiral to the door of the soul..
I will look at this some other time to try this
intriguing form ...again you enchant with your verve.
PerVirtuous
September 11, 2007

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Beautiful use of this form to create a wonderful and powerful image. Another winner in a long line. Keep it up.
kennethlaney
September 11, 2007

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Excellent poem
This was very good and an excellent thought captured on paper. In a very diffucult form! Keep up the good work!
"BOO"
Cup-a-Joe
September 10, 2007
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Great
You make my head hurt with your various styles.
Joe
Ahkam
September 10, 2007

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Beauty
this is a beauty, such a soft and sweet poem.And the line,"As we live, we create beauty" is superb...you creat beauty caz you are a beauty, Very nice poem
Fredrick John
September 10, 2007
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Hey Amera, Once agfain a rally nice one....True very true.....

Cheers
Fj
Kram
September 10, 2007

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well carved
its like a well carved marble piece...you did well and thank you for presenting it to us ....oh amera!
ellipsist
September 9, 2007

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lovely... I find this form very
intriguing... I might just have to try this one out...

once again, you've composed a masterpiece... brilliant and beautiful!
amaranthine lover
September 9, 2007
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this is sexily beautiful, me likes it quite a bit muches!
Marctheman
September 9, 2007

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i love this a lot, i do believed if every body think like this, the world would be a better place, i don't care who you are, what is it that you do, what's your name is. you start with dust and you will comeback to dust. i also have a piece i wrote not too long ago. which i also called dust to dust.

great piece
RedAquarius
September 9, 2007

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How I've missed being able to spend time here and wallow in your words (damn work and school!). It's nice to pee in and get a taste of something so rich and lovely! This is amazing!
myrataal
September 9, 2007

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Beloved Poetess ...
As co-workers of God, we were given the ability to create -- and you've created a wondrous poem of divine inspiration. I am always thrilled by your finesse in converging poetic content and form -- a refined whole.

Love to you, Amera.
Myra
Laura
September 9, 2007

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ohhh my god amera this is amazing... wow i really cant believe the perfection of this well done love and good luck xxx
captain howdy
September 9, 2007
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Full of all the essential vitamins and minerals! I like this one a lot!
Hetha
September 8, 2007

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This was truthful, beautiful and well balanced! Loved it!
bedovich
September 8, 2007

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great poem sis i like it a lots i m gonna sav it and put it im my bookmarks right away you have written such a wonderful poem i like it a lots
Whispering Wind
September 8, 2007

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OUT STANDING my daughter...you do make my heart proud This flows so sweet and filled deep truths and emotions for thoughts...Thank you so much for sharing and good luck in the contest...got winner wrote all over it
HaleyMary
September 8, 2007

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Beautiful write. Wonderful form. I liked the second stanza the best. It made me think of nature and how life can come from dust whether it be from Earth or the universe and how everything ties in together with nature. Good luck in the contest.