The mortal remains when bereft of cause <br />To be, the soul prepares higher to rise, <br />The mind concerned, re-lives the life that was, <br />And as be its wont in vain death defies: <br />Remember, Mind, all that ye did and not, <br />The soul seems to tell desperate a mind, <br />Remember all, forgetting none ye aught, <br />And be prepared to leave all things behind. <br /> <br />A rich fragrance as is wafting through air, <br />The body is while consumed by the fires, <br />The soul carries subtle memories bare, <br />The keenest of longings, deep-set desires, <br /> As if to weave anew life’s warp and weft, <br /> To labour all again whence it had left! <br />_________________________________________________ <br /> -Sonnets | 02.10.07 |<br /><br />Aniruddha Pathak<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-body-s-when-consumed-by-fire/
