Shall I Clothe You In White

Shall I clothe you in white

At life's grand eclipse

As flames lick, skipping

Around bloods decaying form?

As purified soul

Leaves firm prison cold,

Released to a world

No longer of black

Your battered heart

Relieved of pain.

Shall I clothe you in green

At mortals lifeless end

As fire flails softly

Across your stillborn repose?

When the innocent spirit

Births into lands

Of long spilling streams,

As garden state

Springs infancy

In lady natures fold.

Or should I relinquish your mould

Of earths soiled attire

As demon tongue dances 

On time weary tomb?

So unbridled true essence

At finale be free

To fly as it will

Untarnished

completely

As new life begins?

Reviews

[Unknown]

This poem is really thought provoking, and most likely about death if I am right. Your line breaks are marvelous and the metaphors are like sweet drinks of spring water throughout your piece. The cyclic way of this piece is really unique and could be read multiple times over.

[bob26]

Thank you for your kind words. :-)