Showing posts with label River Styx. Show all posts
Showing posts with label River Styx. Show all posts

Monday, July 24, 2023

AFTERLIFE DESIRES, a poem

 

When I cross the Styx,

let me rejoin her

and experience the aftertaste

of a delicious meal;

recall works of art:

a film, a novel, a poem,

the warmth of a blanket

on a cold winter day,

the wash of cold beer

over my parched tongue,

the taste of Irish Whiskey

and wine, red or white,

the exhilaration of winning

a race, a prize, a contest

Finally, being greeted

by a welcoming God.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

DEATH and BEYOND, a sonnet

Let easy death be my painless surprise
In deepest sleep with an exciting dream
My expression locked in a look so wise
Even so I am sure my wife will scream
Will I be hovering above the deathbed
Listening to what those who gather said
What a wonderfully good man he was

If there is a godly judge awaiting
My hope is that the good outweighed the bad
The scales are worth extant contemplating
If I wait too long I may end up sad
Once I cross River Styx no returning
Maybe I will be in heaven and glad
Otherwise this body may be burning

(This sonnet was written in January, 2017)