by Seah Greenhorn
(poem with copyright)
Young men,
you tender virgins,
those stillborn in death
too
Sweet sleep
your gentle passage
'til called in glorious renew
your days to endless splendor
your feet through golden sands;
though now: a time of danger
anxiety for imperfect man.
Yes, sweet your sleep,
you'll not remember;
as rising suns chase settling moons
seventy/eighty years
the living mourning
in cycles crying
these shortened
spans.
Write a poem for contest Brevity series 44 - span
Please write whatever the word "span" inspires.
Rules:
1) I am not restricting word count, but expect a brevity. I think about 40 words should be perfect.
2) No images, no profanity.
3) Please don't explain the meaning of the word and please proofread your entry.
Thank you for writing.
Elegia
Based on;
"'The span of our life is 70 years,
Or 80 if one is especially strong.
But they are filled with trouble and sorrow;
They quickly pass by, and away we fly." Psalm 90:10
Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10
5 For the living know* that they will die,+ but the dead know nothing at all,+ nor do they have any more reward,* because all memory of them is forgotten.+
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might, for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave,*+ where you are going.]
death • hope • spiritualPlease write whatever the word "span" inspires.
Rules:
1) I am not restricting word count, but expect a brevity. I think about 40 words should be perfect.
2) No images, no profanity.
3) Please don't explain the meaning of the word and please proofread your entry.
Thank you for writing.
Elegia
Based on;
"'The span of our life is 70 years,
Or 80 if one is especially strong.
But they are filled with trouble and sorrow;
They quickly pass by, and away we fly." Psalm 90:10
Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10
5 For the living know* that they will die,+ but the dead know nothing at all,+ nor do they have any more reward,* because all memory of them is forgotten.+
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might, for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave,*+ where you are going.]
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