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On Embracing Our Final Journey.
~Oh Death, Where to Now?~ Oh Death, where to now that you reach for me? Worldly toils gladly shed, sublime joys adhere. But why strive and struggle so, when Release claims all? Oh Death, where to now that you seize my heart? Earth�s beauty counters nature�s might, sustaining tattered soul. Why destroy its fragile creations, when Spirit they bear? Oh Death, where to now that you grip me so? Love mends ignorance and cruelty, as moon and sun temper despair. Why then this endless Chaos? Oh Death, where to now that I must trust in you? How I embraced life, all its darkness funneled through light. So why the lop-sided ledger, when End arrives? Oh Death, where to now that I am yours? Perfection�s false promise erodes, while Compassion�s wisdom rings true . Why is it then, that Change forever rules? --C.G. McGovern-Bowen Westlake Village, CA 05/15/04 �Carolyn Gale McGovern-Bowen 2004. All rights reserved.

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Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater

Reviewed on March 18, 2009

Change does forever rule...the secrets and pain we carry deep inside cauterizes our bound soul...that familiar cauterization burning in the gut...the damn silence for fear of hurting family...we dare not speak the truth...the torturous lies and injustices, the abuses, the wrongs...the cries unheard...only then it is, into middle-age when we bury our mothers and others when we finally break the chains and speak of it and we are indeed free from guilt and...

"absolve of
blame"

Sage

Reviewed by Safi Abdi

Reviewed on July 19, 2004

Thought provoking write! Yes, death is real, the twin sister of birth...to learn of the Islamic view please check out my little poem: "Blindfolded" I've also an article posted under the title: "Death".

Best regards,
Safi

Reviewed by Bonnie Torrente

Reviewed on June 26, 2004

This is so real for me, as this is what Im ponder about, daily.
Beautifully written, Carolyn.

Love, Bonnie

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi Benyehu (Reader)

Reviewed on June 19, 2004

Ontological and teleological thoughts mingle to question on life in eternity. "Oh Death, Where to Now?" is a philosophical and poetic masterpiece.

Thank You, Sublime Poet for posting this magnificent poem.

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Nicole Davis Vergara (Reader)

Reviewed on May 17, 2004

This is a superb enjoyable write!!!!
I love the craft and tone...ooooh shmoo I just love it all...love the whole piece! :O)

~Nikki~

Reviewed by J. Allen Wilson

Reviewed on May 16, 2004

This is a truly awesome write. You portray this conversation with ease by the stroke of your pen. I think this was a superb write, a read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Allen

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