November 3, 2012
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sometimes i believe in heaven
#whim sh 35. CREATE a mandala. This was fun and I must say pretty therapeutic.
1. Write a POEM in which socks and death are mentioned
I wore socks to a funeral today. The barbershop chorus sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot The dress code was casual and bright. Actually I didn’t wear socks, I wore painted shoes. The preacher sang a song about dancing at funeral. The School Board Quartet mentioned The Music Man. And how the man who died was uncomfortable with the role of saying unkind words. His last name makes me think of truth. Death is sometimes a kindness. He sang until two days before he died. It wasn’t the cancer that claimed him, but the cancer treatments. Sometimes I believe in Heaven.
Comments (18)
Beautiful. Everything the poem says, and the mandala.
very well done!
Beautiful indeed! You have quite the talent =)
@songoftheheart - i’m glad to see you. and thanks. laughing and clapping at a funeral- an odd thing. but dang, i still cried. every time i saw his wonderful wife in the past few months she cried (and therefore so did i.)
sometimes I do, too. a form of it.
you’ve painted an interesting portrait of this man, and the service.
@plantinthewindow - i didn’t know him very well myself. he was in remission for a while and then not. but i adore his wife. and judging by the crowd in the church today and all the kind things said about him, he was a wonderful man. so i hope there is a heaven. for the sake of those who have earned the right to be there.
@Electrons_in_Hiatus_2009 - goodness, no. but thank you.
@Grannys_Place - thank you, dear lady.
I sure do appreciate the talent you have. And colorful too.
Thoughtful poem.
I not only believe there’s a heaven… I’m counting on it!!
Christy
Odd poem very well done – amusing yet sad all in one
Music is the soul.
Love the mandala.
no wonder Heaven kept coming up. <3 wonderful, you. oxoooooooooo love your unique viewpoint, which is distilled in your poems.
nice post
this is a very well-written poem.
would make a good lyric for a Cat Power style song as well. some unadorned, stark singing style.
I suspect that you were a kindness in his life
Lovely poem. And I love that song, Swing low, sweet chariot.
Sweet.Blessings abound
I love mandalas and this is a beauty! I love your funeral poem/thoughts, too. See, I belong in the fan club!
@distractedbyzombies - i’m so glad about that.