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A very beautiful poem, excellently worded through metaphors, concerning her body.5 Stars!

A lovely poem deserving the due recognition. A year back my dear husband passed away and I asked kind of same questions! Albiet little different style for the eternal queestion.

FINAL: A fascinating poem Full Marks 5 Stars for the rational poetess.

THREE: Swenson's exploration of these questions reflects her curiosity about what happens to the soul after the body expires. The poem invites readers to ponder the relationship between physical existence and the intangible essence of the soul.

TWO: She uses metaphors to compare her body to a house, a horse, and a hound, alluding to how the body shelters and protects the soul during its earthly existence.

ONE: the poem revolves around spirituality, the interconnection between the soul and the body, and the contemplation of death.The poem is written in the form of a rhetorical question, where the poetess anticipates the soul's future wanderings in its bodiless journey.

Beautiful poem about her body, the body in general, loveiest worded, with great sad tunes in it. Congratulations on being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Hooray for May! Top Marks for this beautiful melancholy.

A thought provoking rendition.....

I don't know which door life's home was sent.. through Heaven's door the soul surely went. QtR

Jean-Marie, excellent!

An eternal question portrayed so simply and beautifully.

all eager and quick, good one.

The question is especially poignant because her body was beautiful. Through her intensely feminine poetry, her body inspire daydreams. When you go into a daydeam like that, you have only wind for ansendeye/ and a cloud for a robe.

Don't kick me out of PH- -but could this be about a flea?

How will it be to lie in the sky without roof or door and wind for an eye- beautiful poem having a deep meaning.

A beautiful and captivating poem. A great pleasure to read. How it will be to lie in the sky without roof or door and wind for an eye.

Awesome description of nature and its images including pleasures of keeping pet animals. Loved reading this poem. Thanks.

How will i hide? Thanks for sharing.

............a superb write on the top 500 list...and well deserving ★

I have a vision to write like this, only if god would bless me enough to.ad