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The after life. The

oh so sought after

life eternal paradise,

the perpetual light

that beckons us to Zion.

Grant unto them eternal rest, O Lord…

and let the light perpetual shine.

This is a mystery of

faith for the blessed believer.

God receives us into His arms,

His eternal light,

ad finitum to

all that we know, of

all that is known.

All thus as prophesized.

Absolve Domine,

I will still miss them so.

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy…

Sacred notes of the hymn

dance in my mind,

pulse the chords of my heart.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus…

I know what to know

my spirit is forever

and with your spirit…

Absolve Domine,

I will still miss them so.

That day of wrath, that day!

Grant them rest…

My soul exorcises as

I write this line. My

heart aches at this rhyme.

The sky darkens as

the wells fill to overflow.

Absolve Domine,

I will still love them so…

<a href="http://blogs.covingtonreporter.com/poemsoflife/" title="

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