The Spirit lives on



Death cannot take loved ones,
Away from us,
Their deeds, their looks,
Their words of endearment,
Lives on, moves on,
Though they are absent,
In flesh and blood;
Lives on earth may go out,
And come in,
They take several forms,
Through generations,
They make us feel ,                                                               
Safe and happy,
To  keep our faith in humanity.

About this poem

The poem is about the effects of death.It tells about the eternity of the spirit in the human forms. The poem was written 2016

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Written on October 20, 2016

Submitted by jesudason_a on August 18, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEDFGHIAJKK
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Characters 364
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

Jesudason Atputharajah

Jesudason is a Srilankan teacher who has written a number of poems and articles of general interest. He is a contributing editor of Monsoon Journal-writing articles of general interest. He was awarded the Montage Award for exemplary writing in 2018. more…

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