An epitaph

Don't wet your tears

for I'm still breathing

down your ears.

The lemonade

I drank for years

has turned 

sourer and sourer

just like the blood

that turned a clot

when it kissed

the foul air 

amidst the dust.

Do cry over

the tomb with

no red roses

but with a heart

of taste and 

a soul of memories.

I'm watching you

even when I'm 

down here silent

with pale eyes

and a wish

to be that tear 

which would

roll down on your

cheeks like pearls. 

22 Aug 2007, by Abhilash Hegde

Reviews

[Marie]

Wow! A message from beyond the grave for loved one who is in mourning for a loved one who has crossed over to Spirit. I love how the loved person in Spirits does not wish their loved person still on the earth plane to mourn over their grave but in their heart where memories are kept. I can never understand why people cry and sob for their loved one set free from their pain, their old age, their unhappiness, when they are now in a place of perfect peace and joy, reunited with those gone before them. Who would not wish their loved ones to be happy instead of lying on a bed of thorns, lingering on in pain and suffering? "I'm watching you even when I'm down here", I take it this refers to our loved ones who have crossed over to Spirit always being with us, Abhi? Yes, they are always with us, it is the love between us and them which connects us to them and them to us and one day, we will be reunited with them again. Their greatest joy is when we get on with our lives and live life to the full, with them in our heart. I like this poem very much, Abhi. It is well inked, you say a lot in so few words, it is a very in depth write and presents a lot of food for thought to your reader. Well expressed too! Thank you for sharing, Abhi. I enjoyed reading...

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you for that wonderful review. I'm so glad to hear your thoughts on this. Yes, very true that, " Who would not wish their loved ones to be happy instead of lying on a bed of thorns, lingering on in pain and suffering?" , but we have that love and connection with our loved ones that make us believe that we won't lose them forever, and when we do, that pain and loss is definitely unbearable and turns into tears and sob. May be in the end, we all reunite in the other world, who knows what's out there. Thanks Marie for sharing your thoughts and reviewing this write. appreciate it, very!

[Marie]

You would find the spirit world fascinating, Abhi. You might get a book at your local Library called "Many Lives, Many Masters!" by Brian Weiss. It is a fascinating read on the world of Spirit which we came from to be human beings and which we will return to once our present lifetime has come to an end and no doubt, we will plan our next reincarnation. We will meet all our loved ones in Spirit when we return home to Spirit and exchange roles with each other for the next lifetime we choose to live. While there is no such thing as time in Spirit, there is timelessness (no time) but in human years, there is usually one hundred years between each lifetime. Some come many years before than time, some after than time and many reincarnate immediately. It really is fascinating, Abhi and I feel you are quite spiritually advanced to begin with. Most welcome always to my thoughts. It is a privilege to share with you, dear friend...

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thanks for sharing and recommending the book. I'll sure give it a read sometime. In our scriptures (I'm from the land of vedas), we take many births, there is a birth-death-rebirth cycle, our soul (atma) goes through many of these cycles and ultimately attaining moksha (nirvana) to free ourselves from this cycle. This journey of our soul is fascinating, a way for it to attain self realization and ultimate reality. Thanks Marie for sharing these wonderful thoughts, as always dear friend.

[Marie]

I have many Indian friends, dear Abhi and have learned a lot about the cycles of life from them. They live in Germany, that's where they work, but they return home to Kerala a couple of times a year. I love Mother India, Abhi. Thank you, my dear friend. Wishing you a very happy, blessed and wonderful day, Abhi ...

[Abhilash Hegde]

That's great to hear, Marie. Wishing you a happy and wonderful day ahead..

[Marie]

Wishing you a very happy, blessed and wonderful day ahead too, Abhi...

[Woody]

aah a sad one but cleverly crafted. a message from the grave?
just a tiny little remark. is it wet your tears or dry your tears?

[Abhilash Hegde]

yeah, it's a message from the grave.
Thanks for noticing, that was intentional. "wet your tears" part.
:)

[Woody]

you're welcome.
thought it was a slip up but since it was intentional, ALL4S GOOD THEN;