Once alive and green
Now blood red and earthy brown
A autumn leaf dies
And falls to the ground
Decaying
In the spring under the tree
A violet flower feeds
Upon the leaf
Buried in the ground
Nurturing
Tired and weary I sleep
At darkened day's end
Lying down
Unconsciously
Resting
I arise alive and free
As I awaken
To a new day
Conscious again
Waking
Nailed to a barren tree
A righteous man dies
Crucified
Only to rise again
Reviving
A leaf dies to feed a flower
We rise from sleep to new life
Death brings life
Decaying death becomes life-giving food
A flower is new life nourished upon death
Sleep is our temporary death
Awaking is our resurrection to life
By one man’s death and resurrection, we shall live again after death
Author notes
Life cycles were designed to point us to the fact of the afterlife.
Written September 29th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Thoughtful Poetry (write your deepest thoughts!)! by Everyones Dead.
300 points, ended October 13, 2004, 33 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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perfect~
Every day is a new beginning for all of us
I am thankful I wake up each day and for all that God has done for me....and I know too once again some day I will rise up and be in a beautiful bright loving home he has prepared for me
Very beautiful and spiritual.....I love this
Love n hugs
Susan~~~
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This is a wonderful write and tells truth so poetically. I loved every word of this. I've never quite made the connection between death giving life before but you did a nice job of expressing that.
~Lyrical
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A perfect representation of the cycles of life, the wheel of the year, the way one leads into another. As trite as it may sound of me to say, reminds me of the Lion King, lol.... I know I know, but really, that whole speech in the movie about how the lions eat the antelope, then their remains seep into the earth and cause the plants to grow. Wonderful. I loved this.
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I had to chuckle at Delphinidae's comment about being a biologist...when someone asked Einstein how, as a scientist, he could believe in God, he replied, 'As a scientist, how can I not believe in God?' A very lovely write, my Friend...as always, with you...each day IS a new beginning for us all...each sunrise IS new & completely different...it will never come again in quite the same way...I find it fascinating that no two fingerprints or snowflakes are the same...as with us...we are the same, yet all very unique...a well~done thought~piece, melphleg...you are a deep~thinking & wise man...very enjoyable read, my Friend!!! 
TTYL... Wanda
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I love this...I just love poems that are spiritual like this...they're uplifting, and very comforting.
And all the metaphors you tied into it were brilliant...the cycles of life are thing's I ponder on all the time...but I never trusted myself to right a poem worthy of it. You fulfilled it perfectly with this piece...congrats on it, and good luck in the contest!
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deep
it made me think. i wouldn't have thought, at the begining, you'd be tying God and all into leaves and flowers, but i understand where it came from and how it all relates. very well put together. interesting thought, that's for sure! fabulous job! -
thought provoking is putting it mildly. this is one well thought out write with a lot of deep intense meaning. the afterlife is certainly a subject worthy of a write. you have written this so well.
Chuck -
Here I find another masterful progressive metaphor. Each one of your poems written in this form impress me (eventhough you fudged a little - I wounldn't have noticed except you told me so
). I now understand how difficult they are to write. This is an interesting take on the circle of life. I never thought of it in a spiritual way. But then again, I am a biologist,
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A BEAUTIFUL POEM
This is a beautiful poem. Yes death brings life, eternal life with our wonderful and all forgiving God. Thank you so much for sharing. A BEAUTIFUL POEM. Take care, Sandy -
Well, that certainly made me think. Very well written. The flow was amazing. The thoughts put into this are true. And thanks to Jesus, we do know that there is a life after death. Very well done. Keep up the good work.
Much love,
Kristen
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Wow, this is a very thought-invoking write. I love it. Very nice write, and best of wishes in the contest.
~X~Tainted Requiem~X~
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