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A Lasting Question - Comments Welcome

Postby nollaig » 21 Oct 2012, 14:50

How
many
pockets
will your
burial
shroud
have?
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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Postby Aphritha » 21 Oct 2012, 15:39

Now I've got something to think about...
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Postby Sciethe » 23 Oct 2012, 21:37

Quality poem my friend. Economy with words is a talent. Making them count even more so.
More of these, please.
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Postby Crimson Stormfire » 27 Jan 2013, 21:51

in response simply,
three
for there is a tertiary for every thing,
including death.
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Postby Sciethe » 27 Jan 2013, 21:59

So.
One. For the sword of my fathers.
Two. For the coins to give the ferryman.
Three. For my touchstone.
No more, no less.
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Postby oaklight » 29 Jan 2013, 17:56

No shroud

No service

No mourners

No burial

No stone

Dispose of properly.
"I do not seek the sanction of others for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life." --Hank Rearden
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Postby ShadowCat » 30 Jan 2013, 08:16

I agree with Oaklight...

What matters more concerning pockets
The amount
Or the content
I travel lightly
Since life's greatest treasures
can not be held nor carried
They rest in the pockets of my soul
nothing lasts
nothing ends
nothing is perfect
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Postby clyffmydylltyn » 30 Jan 2013, 12:11

ShadowCat wrote:I agree with Oaklight...

What matters more concerning pockets
The amount
Or the content
I travel lightly
Since life's greatest treasures
can not be held nor carried
They rest in the pockets of my soul


Stunningly beautiful words...
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