I HOLD that when a person dies
His soul returns again to earth;
Arrayed in some new flesh-disguise
Another mother gives him birth.
With sturdier limbs and brighter brain
The old soul takes the road again.
Such is my own belief and trust;
This hand, this hand that holds the pen,
Has many a hundred times been dust
And turned, as dust, to dust again;
These eyes of mine have blinked and shown
In Thebes, in Troy, in Babylon.
All that I rightly think or do,
Or make, or spoil, or bless, or blast,
Is curse or blessing justly due
For sloth or effort in the past.
My life's a statement of the sum
Of vice indulged, or overcome.
I know that in my lives to be
My sorry heart will ache and burn,
And worship, unavailingly,
The woman whom I used to spurn,
And shake to see another have
The love I spurned, the love she gave.
And I shall know, in angry words,
In gibes, and mocks, and many a tear,
A carrion flock of homing-birds,
The gibes and scorns I uttered here.
The brave word that I failed to speak
Will brand me dastard on the cheek.
And as I wander on the roads
I shall be helped and healed and blessed;
Dear words shall cheer and be as goads
To urge to heights before unguessed.
My road shall be the road I made;
All that I gave shall be repaid.
So shall I fight, so shall I tread,
In this long war beneath the stars;
So shall a glory wreathe my head,
So shall I faint and show the scars,
Until this case, this clogging mould,
Be smithied all to kingly gold.
very pretty indeed
awesome. i like to believe in reincarnation myself.
One is All and All is One.
All come from the Earth, and so shall all Return.
Great poem.
I used to think that I believed reincarnation was real, and then I decided I was fooling myself, and that I'd always known it wasn't really feasible. It's a nice poem, but I prefer others that you've posted more.
such an eerily serene yet thought provoking image. The dichotomy is really interestin there
Wow. That's really good. Sad, but some of the best art ever created is sad.
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I really liked this. Reincarnation is something I often wonder about, and it's nice to see it discussed prettily.
That was very nice!
great post
great post as usual
Caroline, you are awesome :)
Very well done.
very beautiful man i like it very much
did you shop that photo yourself? i love it!
So pretty.... 4.5/5 lol
wow, this mimics what I'm feeling... my gf just left to go to medical school
this is deep man
is this actually a song?
good stuff for sure. awesome blog, you got a new follower!
I love his style. I dunno what it is about him but he always manages to stand out for other poets.
Beautiful.
Long time no see Caroline, liking this poem very much, how has it been going lately?
Very touching, going to remember this one.
its really beautiful
I always find poetry more enjoyable if I agree with the subject matter. Nicely written nonetheless, I've not encountered John Masefield before.
Man, keep up the good work, I love your poems :]
beautiful story man
nice one
very nice :) like it!
very good :)
Good job! This is great poetry!
this is really deep
nice poem!
simply beautiful
nice!
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