13 November 2006
DEATH POEMS
In feudal Japan it was customary to prepare a poem before death. The Death Poem. It was to be a person’s final moment of creativity; the pinnacle of their lives expressed in verse. If there’s one thing to be admired for that culture it would be their drive to find perfection in every action, and in every thought.
One day I hope to find that too, in even one aspect of my life. I hope that aspect will be peace of mind, and the tranquility of my soul.
I may not be a perfect man. But I try. And that’s what counts.
with every breath, life.
stillness invites purity
exhalation, death
Perhaps one day I will write Death Poem worthy of the life I have lived.
