Saturday, December 25, 2004

Death - Bed Or Chair? Comments

Rating: 2.9

My father felt unwell that day.
he'd tripped on cobblestones.
It was expected that he rest
in bed his weary bones.
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Herbert Nehrlich
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Janet Mary Zylstra 26 December 2004

I too want to face death, if not standing, at least sitting up straight, preferably with my fists raised! In my experience, one gets caught by surprise though. Thanks for a poem which says it all.

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Pradeep Dhavakumar 26 December 2004

Liked this a lot.Thank you.

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Rich Hanson 26 December 2004

A poem that began somberly, but by the time i finished reading it I had a smile on my face. I enjoyed it!

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Herbert Nehrlich1 26 December 2004

Allan, the thought of an ejector seat had occurred to me, failing that, a good supply of helium balloons.Standing will wear the brain stem and nuchal ligaments, not to mention the various joints of the extremeties. Some turkey is marking us down again, their idea of being creative. Best wishes, H

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Allan James Saywell 26 December 2004

Death is a deadly affair, no one has cheated death yet, why not die in a chair though myself would rather be suspended by a rope from the ceiling allowing me to stand up, this i hope will allow me to take of to heaven giving me a standing start, in case there is a race involved Warm regards allan

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