by Jennifer West

Created on: November 15, 2009   Last Updated: November 17, 2009

BEAUTIFUL DEATH

Golden leaves scattered

A rustling blanket at our feet

Reds, yellows, oranges and pinks

A rainbow of beautiful death

Trees shed

Shrugging off their green clothing

Returning them to the earth

Time stands still

The land is barren

A frozen desert

Frost has claimed its prize

Seems like never ending winter

Time slips by

Sun emerges

Frost melts

Green shoots poke their heads out

New life grows

Flowing into the endless circle

Life

Death

Life

Death

Never ending repetition

Indescribable reincarnation

The earth turns

As does life

Old life fades away

New light is born

Is the new really old reborn

Never knowing

But knowing inside

I am like the trees

This life is eternal

This soul never dies

I will see you all again

You will not recognize me

But you will know me

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