Eternity

Calm; the serenity of the soul

Filled with light and purity untainted,

Untainted by the sins of man.

All roads lead to death, but the soul lives on

Unencumbered by the restraints of the body

Forever evolving, an entity unto itself.

The only end is silence, the smothering of life

By the one who holds it in corporeal form,

But in death it will once again be set free.

Reviews

[Krishna]

This is the kind of poem I write! You write a lot like another poet on here called 'Pleiades'. This is truly a magnificent piece, I love the words you use, like 'corporeal', I always say that. It's truly of the existential theme, why don't you submit it to the existentialism contest I created, I'm sure it would do well, if not win it! Oh Bravo Brette....

[Michael X]

brette, there is much to this poem to consider in light of the meaning- its general insight as a reflective
concept- is its intention to lead the reader to certain thought, and that being what is means to
think beyond this world- and what happens when the body dies- is there a life after death? and what
happens to the soul in light of eternity and its effects on the heart- in many ways you bring to surface
the notion of evolution through spiritual planes- as if saying the physical plane is just the beginning in
life's journey when holding the example next to infinite possibilities.. beautifully written, I really enjoyed reading

[Angelic Darkness]

I loved the spiritual feel of this poem. It seems you are very insightful
and in tuned with things around you. Keep up the good work. AD

[Kelly Scheppers]

Brette, This is a wonderful, inspiring piece! I was thinking, maybe you could add two more lines at the end, maybe repeating the first two?

But in death it will once again be set free...
Filled with light and purity untainted,
Calm; the serenity of the soul.

It really reads just as lovely though!

My best,
Kelly

[Kelley Pascoe]

Eternity thats a mighty long time(smile) Great write!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Kelley Frost

[Louise Whalen]

I love how this flows and your concrete imagery is good. You also really use good diction in this piece and it makes it so much stronger.

"Unencumbered by the restraints of the body"
love that line.

[VenkatRamanan]

worthy poem ....inspirational too.... All roads lead to death, but the soul lives on..hats off for you...

[jen -- JG]

A peaceful look at death with the promise of the soul surviving all and continuing on. A body can only last for so long - the soul is eternal - a lovely thought.

I have read a couple of your poems and discovered one thing ... they sound really good when read aloud.

They have a different feel to them when read silently.

You use punctuation well and that gives a good flow and rhythm to your work that shines through when read aloud.

Thank you.

jen-JG

[Blackbirdsong]

An interesting point of view of what eternity is and the peace and acceptance of it. For me eternity means no death at all, but this view is interesting too. I love the way you've words in this...you set the scene for peace and deliver it. There is a calm here that is transfixing.

[Christopher 'Windstorm'..]

But if you know what to do you ca release the suffering before the end and make your soul and spirit stronger, embrace all of your self become whole