Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REINCARNATION, by JOSEPHINE HERMANSON


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REINCARNATION, by                    
First Line: Within the room where death has taken toll
Last Line: Of death. Triumphant life takes hold anew.
Subject(s): Reincarnation; Sonnet (as Literary Form); Transmigration; Pretas


Within the room where death has taken toll
Is only emptiness. Where life has been
Is nothing now. The fearful wage of sin
Has drained away the strength that lives in soul
And left a corpse, the symbol of the whole.
The clay will keep the place that each must win
Again when only dust of bone and skin
Persists. The quiet angels play their role;
About the lifeless matter flowers bloom;
Rich warmth of sunshine filters through the dust;
Sweet love from faithful hearts then rushes through.
The willing hand of life unlocks the tomb.
Dispelled eternally is every lust
Of Death. Triumphant life takes hold anew.





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