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In death we encounter life

Perhaps it's the age, or just pure coincidence
It certainly makes no sense
The experience of loss, of grief.
They say death comes in threes
It's terrifying to think of death as dominoes
Is that just the way the story goes?

All stories have an end
And ends birth new beginnings
How grimly comforting
Start the gratitude rampage
Hold your circle close again
Find hope when you're afraid

Someone out there will need your strength
So don't let anything chip it away
You'll live to see a brighter day
Magnificent, isn't it?
The shattered heart that's torn apart
Pieces together when it can start
To love, to help, to save.

"Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. " -Norman Vincent Peale

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