Death - Poetry
man or woman. Come not, you said, when I am dead, to drop thy foolish tears upon my grave... A statement of goodbye understanding your wish that life goes on (an adaptation of a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson). Includes a place to include name of sender
man or woman. The best is lost! (some key words from a poem by Edna St Vincent Millay that defies death and declares that she does not approve!). Includes a place to include name of sender.
man. Can death be sleep, when life is but a dream? A message pondering the realities of life (a poem by John Keats). Includes a place to include name of sender.
man or woman. Why dost thou pass away and leave our state, this dim vast vale of tears, vacant and desolate? (a couple of opposing verses from a poem by Shelley; the first that knows the desolation of death; the second that looks forward to some time in the future where I might have matured enough to replace this desolation with love). Includes a place to include name of sender.
man or woman. Do not sing sad songs... (a message from a woman, adapted from a poem by James Joyce about the importance of the love we leave behind). Includes a place to include name of sender
man or woman. The illusions of life, delusions of death... (borrowed from Terence Amerson @terryamerson)
man or woman. We will not grieve but rather find strength in what remains behind; (a verse from a poem by William Wordsworth that replaces the radiance of life with stoic continuity: strength, sympathy and knowledge; maybe finding in this poetic necessity the beginnings of philosophy itself). Includes a place to include name of sender.
man or woman. Only in life do we believe... (borrowed from Nancy Jean Callaghan @nancycallaghan1)
man or woman. Only desert remains... (a poem about the undulating desert left behind when our love is gone, by Federico Garcia Lorca). Includes a place to include name of sender
man. Now cracks a noble heart... (a tiny message by Shakespeare to his prince). Includes a place to include name of sender
