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I've been to Heaven and the Earth was right Heaven is a broken lie All things must wither and die Fog and dew on grass Stew left to boil And night water mixed With my homeland soil His white flowing beard And slight twinkle in eyes Tanned arms and firm hands And a deep, reaching voice The faintest glow Somewhat aquiline nose His weather beaten face And the strongest of brows But I've been to heaven And the Earth was right Heaven is a broken lie All things must wither and die Choked morning with skies bent With smoke and a sickly stench And my grandfather's door Which I didn't open anymore I couldn't see him wilting And catch his frame in decay His cocoa eyes still beaming As cancer took him away And wouldn't it be biased If I say it was untimely And for such a pure soul God and nature acted unkindly? So what had to happen Has happened and no change Can be brought forth now In God's ways so strange And in the ashes beyond The trees have taken root On the windiest of days Beside unripe fallen fruit I've been to Heaven and the Earth is right Heaven is broken All things must wither and die
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Mar 31, 2014
Mar 31, 2014 at 5:27 PM UTC
Heaven Is Broken
I've been to Heaven and the Earth was right Heaven is a broken lie All things must wither and die Fog and dew on grass Stew left to boil And night water mixed With my homeland soil His white flowing beard And slight twinkle in eyes Tanned arms and firm hands And a deep, reaching voice The faintest glow Somewhat aquiline nose His weather beaten face And the strongest of brows But I've been to heaven And the Earth was right Heaven is a broken lie All things must wither and die Choked morning with skies bent With smoke and a sickly stench And my grandfather's door Which I didn't open anymore I couldn't see him wilting And catch his frame in decay His cocoa eyes still beaming As cancer took him away And wouldn't it be biased If I say it was untimely And for such a pure soul God and nature acted unkindly? So what had to happen Has happened and no change Can be brought forth now In God's ways so strange And in the ashes beyond The trees have taken root On the windiest of days Beside unripe fallen fruit I've been to Heaven and the Earth is right Heaven is broken All things must wither and die
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#sad#depressed#cancer#grandfather#prose#remembrance#homeland
harkaran
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Mar 31, 2014
Mar 31, 2014 at 5:27 PM UTC
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