[net.poems] On Death being a state of mind.

224cool (02/28/83)

	Found on a notepad by the bedside of a recently passed-away
member of the human race(ha). Along with such scrawling as :
'I'm Dead therefore I am', and 'Death after life - the only alternative'.

		Death after Life

	A silver strand of wire is spun,
the demons vengefull ire is sprung.
Darkness running the grounds of time,
shatter the crypt and bonds half-blind.
Unearthed the tomb of mind arise, and
gaze beyond without your eyes. From 
ashes a-rose the freedom found, red
blood rushing above the ground.
Divide the path of Cosmic whim and
follow a cloud - to live again.
	The mirth - from gray to white to 
blue, spinning a tapestry full of hue.
Defy the earth and stand up-right, 
boulders shudder and fall from sight.
A brilliant beam of blue-white light,
zigzags upward towards out of sight.
Climb aboard and walk away, explode a
sun - a brand new day. Create a world,
summon a man, defy entropy and form a 
plan. Turn loose the wire from out of
hand, forget the ire of death so grand.
Exhale the fire and walk the land, the 
flow of blood - to live again.

kilgore (03/04/83)

#R:nmtvax:-21300:uiucdcs:24800001:000:1143
uiucdcs!kilgore    Mar  3 18:13:00 1983

***** uiucdcs:net.poems / nmtvax!224cool / 11:50 am  Feb 28, 1983

	Found on a notepad by the bedside of a recently passed-away
member of the human race(ha). Along with such scrawling as :
'I'm Dead therefore I am', and 'Death after life - the only alternative'.

		Death after Life

	A silver strand of wire is spun,
the demons vengefull ire is sprung.
Darkness running the grounds of time,
shatter the crypt and bonds half-blind.
Unearthed the tomb of mind arise, and
gaze beyond without your eyes. From 
ashes a-rose the freedom found, red
blood rushing above the ground.
Divide the path of Cosmic whim and
follow a cloud - to live again.
	The mirth - from gray to white to 
blue, spinning a tapestry full of hue.
Defy the earth and stand up-right, 
boulders shudder and fall from sight.
A brilliant beam of blue-white light,
zigzags upward towards out of sight.
Climb aboard and walk away, explode a
sun - a brand new day. Create a world,
summon a man, defy entropy and form a 
plan. Turn loose the wire from out of
hand, forget the ire of death so grand.
Exhale the fire and walk the land, the 
flow of blood - to live again.

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