listen!
secretive, mysterious
approaching, murmuring, speaking
only wind in leaves?
no…
look!
usual, mundane
strolling, wandering, exercising
just a normal walk?
hesitate…
feel!
moist, breezy
misting, breathing, caressing
something here I missed?
yes…
smell!
wet, fresh
rejuvenating, growing, living
may I have it?
perhaps…
taste!
pleasant, enticing
taking, consuming, digesting
absorbing the given missive!
ponder…
“…you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.” 1 Peter 2:3
a sequel to {what is death}
life
quiet sometimes
joyful noise at times
invaluable grace-filled gift for all
normal
normal
but not mundane
each moment bursting with
hidden gifts to be discovered
miracle
miracle
a child breathes
his first breath after
nine precious hidden months
of life
of life
developing
the being and the growing
confound the one who tries to fathom
this
this…
what is this?
an unasked-for journey
trudging through time for what?
death
death
ever nearing
until you breathe your last
at two weeks or two-hundred years
the end
the end?
or the beginning?
for True Life only begins
when this first life ends at last
freedom
this is life and death for the Redeemed
death
quiet sometimes
much too loud at times
inescapable for all
unsought
unsought?
normally
is death a normal thing?
if yes then why recoil at a
tragedy?
tragedy
a child dies
everyone agrees
that this is not as it should be
in life
in life
as in death
the comings and the goings
fatigue the one who tries to fathom
this
this…
what is this?
an unasked-for journey
trudging though time for what?
life
life
ever growing
until the growth stops short
at two weeks or two-hundred years comes
death
death
the end
or is it the beginning?
what will happen to you when you
die?
the sequel will be published on Monday… {what is life?}
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