What do you suppose happens, when we pass on to the other side?
Will those that passed before us be waiting as our guide?
Will we have shed our Earthly armor; once again be reborn?
Are there twinkling stars at night and a sunrise in the dawn?
Can you still gaze up to the heavens if that is where you are?
Do you arrive as an extension of yourself or become a glowing star?
Will you find the pets that you loved when life was your home?
Will they again be your companion by you while you roam?
I wonder if you might talk to them without a spoken word
To communicate quite aptly though no voice is ever heard.
I hope that they’ll be waiting, excitedly expecting me
So that I might hug and play with them, the way it used to be.
This other world that awaits us is a mystery to you and I
Some catch a glimpse of it when they temporarily die
There are tales of bright lights and a soothing inner peace.
The intricate pains of life like our bodies will decease.
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I retain the faith and hope that a heavenly paradise does exist.
Building endurance to the torment that most surely will persist.
I pray each day again to encounter the ones I loved and lost
Who were called before me and into life’s mystery was tossed.
I hope to see them waiting as they used to be
Warm and smiling, all present to gladly welcome me.
I wonder what life is when you cross over to the other side
We’ll never truly be certain, but it is there I wish to abide.
Author notes
Something got me thinking and I just went with it. These are things I do wonder about. A lighter write from my other two this week, perhaps good things are on the horizon for us all.
Written September 14th, 2004
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Oh, I get so upset when I think about these things. I try to think of all the things that await on the other side and I cant help but feel lost and alone. When I was little, I would lie awake and think about God and wonder at all the amazing things that are supposed to come, and then all the horriic things, and i would run to my parents crying...they would always calm me down, and i would feel better, until something else struck me and i ran to them again. I hope that it is easier for you to contemplate these things. You see so much in this poem. I like how you made it hopeful at the end, it cheered me up. Sorry for rambling so much, and thank you for sharing; this poem is beautiful
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Bravo
It's as if you've been reading my mind. A truly great write. I love it because it brought a tear to my eye thinking of my Dad I recently lost. Keep up the good work.
Michael -
I have wondered about these things as well but never expressed them as beautifully as you have in verse. I have not been able to decide yet if there is a paradise awaiting us after the earthly run comes to an end when death comes to claim us.The poem flows beautifully and the rhymes are terrific.This is more hopeful and lighter definitely as compared to your earlier posts this week.Best wishes.
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