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Poem / Poetry

January 04, 2025

An elegy of the author's self-awareness and perception of reconnecting with deceased immediate family members in the aftermath of his passing and the desire to be free from the pains and complexities of mortal life. Read More

Tags: death, grave, eternity, dead, mortality

That monstrous season of very bad days, sandwiched by days that were worse than very bad, began when mary ellen split. Read More

Tags: comedy, mortality, bestiality

Short Story / Fantasy

September 29, 2024

How long has it been? she thought. She was unsure. The passage of time meant nothing to her kind, the Nereid. (A Grim Hellenic Tale) #flashfictionfun Read More

Tags: mythology, time, kindness, mortality, flashfictionfun

"The Last Leaf" contemplates life's purpose amidst the accumulation of knowledge and wealth. As we navigate our journey, we confront mortality and the mysteries that endure beyond our understanding, questioning the essence of our existence in the vastness of time and space. Read More

Tags: mortality, existentialism, transience, meaning-of-life, sense-of-life

Poem / Poetry

June 20, 2024

Reads: 95

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Even in death there is beauty. Read More

Tags: death, mortality, johngrim

This limerick depicts a departing sage who, on his deathbed, finds solace in the fact that his profound theories were never fully grasped. With a parting grin, he celebrates the beauty of misunderstood wisdom. Read More

Tags: reflection, limerick, philosopher, mortality

This sonnet explores the transient nature of human achievements and the inevitability of time's passage. It meditates on the transience of glory, the ephemeral nature of material wealth, and the ultimate futility of pursuing earthly vanities. Read More

Tags: vanity, mortality, transience, ephemerality

Poem / Religion and Spirituality

February 14, 2024

Reads: 244

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Everything as it seems... Read More

Tags: death, life, mortality, sensation

Poem / Religion and Spirituality

January 11, 2024

Reads: 253

Comments: 8

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Inspired by Emily Dickinson... Read More

Tags: death, life, celebration, anticipation, mortality

Tags: death, mortality

A poem I wrote as I processed the murder and funeral of my youngest brother Read More

Tags: death, pain, faith, grief, mortality

Three strangers living in Hawaii learn about an incoming missile and handle the potential end of their mortality in different ways. Read More

Tags: relationships, drama, mortality

The stuff that happens when you least expect it Read More

Tags: mortality, airports, travel-plans

Poem / Poetry

June 05, 2022

Reads: 475

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: death, god, addiction, mortality

Tags: love, beauty, mortality

Poem / Poetry

April 26, 2022

Reads: 584

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: time, mortality, melancholy, erosion

Tags: death, life, spirituality, mortality, human-condition

I’m gearing up for my final act Read More

Tags: death, dying, mortality, stuff

Reflections on love, mortality, and the nature of Time. Read More

Tags: heartache, eternity, time, mortality, mental-illness

Death and Mortality are no strangers to me, really, so thoughts of my own demise and funeral shouldn't be either. (Cover is from Pixiv) Read More

Tags: death, mortality, funerals, musings, contemplations

A Poem about Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's tragic superstar. Read More

Tags: mortality, dispair, edie-sedgwick, andy-warhol

Poem / Poetry

December 14, 2021

Reads: 321

Shelves: 1

The Writers' Tree House House

"No System Eternal; No One Immortal." - Viktor Read More

Tags: death, demise, grief, denial, mortality

A poem for December of 2021 Read More

Tags: aging, eternity, time, mortality

Rather than following society's template... Read More

Tags: society, philosophy, mortality

Poem / Poetry

June 27, 2021

Reads: 340

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

This poem is about mortality. Read More

Tags: death, humanity, dust, mortality, well

taken from my book, "Beyond Free" Read More

Tags: anger, resentment, mortality, mass_murder_desires, covid_19

This a famous story which is very much educational and also it mixes with spirituality and reality of the world. Thanks for reading! Read More

Tags: death, mortality, buddhism, lord-buddha, gautama-buddha

Poem / Poetry

April 04, 2021

Reads: 430

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I TRIED to write one of those un-rhymey poems that some people prefer. I just didn’t have it in me today Read More

Tags: easter, mortality, what-is-important

Tags: nightmare, hell, redemption, mortality, action-poetry

A short muse on the finality of oblivion. Read More

Tags: death, earth, oblivion, mortality

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