Autumn Reincarnation or Moksha
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem
When autumn comes, comes wisdom made of fierce
Transcendence, beauty of the hues of fire
And death, the beauties, harshness, force to pierce
“Autumn Heart” created from instructions by Lauren Sahly given to Midjourney
An autumn heart like mine. A funeral pyre
Upon the banks of Ganges comes to mind.
The gorgeous god consuming corpses flings
In flames their little lives. Each flare is signed
By fate in Hindu doctrine. Each flare’s wings
Imply a soul that makes its way to flight
For incarnation or to full escape
To bliss away from every autumn night
Henceforward as the bodies turn to crepe.
No wonder autumn rules with fear of aims
Because of our mortality, leaf flames.
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Sep 13, 2024 | AU, DE, FA, MO |