April 17, 2019Poem

Life partners

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Life partners

Us with death

The moment of beginning

Leads to an end

With little understanding

Of its significance

There is an imagining

Death partners

Us with life

We see our true

Reflection in the tales

We tell our children

As they fall asleep

To help them understand

How precious

Is the gift of life

Partnered as it is

With an unknown

Legacy of death