ARTICLE ABSTRACT:
There are many reasons people fear death. There are many consolations that one can take, other than the popular mainstay of organised religion. I am not going to discuss religion here, but rather the wisdom and ideas of ancient philosophers: Plato, the Stoics and Epicurus. It is interesting to explore differing views on death, to attempt to gain a better understanding for yourself personally.
The sun disappears,
Remember the moon phases,
All life one day ends.
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The sun disappears,
Remember the moon phases,
All life one day ends.
All the curiosities unearthed from beneath old floorboards; a shoe, kittens and rats.
My life a novel tale of sorrow days.
A solitary cigarette flame to life,
Awaiting the end of this profound malaise.
With emerald visions of perfect ways,
A fiend searches for a rusty knife,
My life a novel tale of sorrow days.
So, surrounded by books in which to daze,
An escape planned, as I fear the strife,
Awaiting the end of this profound malaise.
In torn velvet robes to the skies I gaze,
My executioner plays an old fife,
My life a novel tale of sorrow days.
A mistake, an err! So let me rephrase,
The crescendo signals the afterlife,
Awaiting the end of this profound malaise.
A train forthcoming with lengthy delays,
A trail of dust accompanies my ways,
My life a novel tale of sorrow days.
Awaiting the end of this profound malaise.
Flowers wilt vainly in a blue vase,
Saving but a languished beauty.
Petals fall slowly to the base,
You whisper, Death is a duty.
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