Ode On Afterlife

• Ravneet Kaur, Grade 11, Holy Cross College
• Poetry
• 2022

Excellence Award in the 'Unleashed 2022' competition

As I amble past the enthralling sky,
Something phenomenal catches my eye.
A scattered moondust I descry,
The prepossessing constellation winks by my side.

My inner soul yearns to fly,
Among a hope for lost souls that never die.
The meteors expand yet diversify,
The coruscating beauty up so high.

My body relinquished my soul,
Leaving me with only memories I hold.
I float in silence admiring the beauty as a whole,
Afterlife is filled with tranquillity as I was once told.

Equanimity and silence is all that remains,
Stripping me away from all my worries and pain.
Freedom with wisdom; I had now obtained.
I know that now I shall never be hurt again.