Thankyou for doing this poem! It's so encouraging. I lost my cousin two weeks ago. She was 23 years old and was like a sister to me. This poem is so uplifting to me. Especially since I cry about her every single day.
Awe honey, don't fret. Don't think about why she died... think about why she LIVED.
We are all here but for a short time, and the people who are here for shorter came and accomplished what they were sent here to do. Think really hard about her life and don't think about why she was taken away, but what you gained by her being there in the first place.
Thank you. I found this on another site a few months ago. For me, It gives me a lot of hope; not sad at all. Thank you for reading it, the way I feel it.
Excuse my ignorance, but I seem to remember that African-American funerals in New Orleans feature bands playing lively music and no sadness at funerals? I'm not quite up on that particular custom, but I was always fond of the idea as we all pass sooner or later, it's a part of life.
My Aunt has those exact words beside a picture of her Mum who recently passed. When I 1st read them I thought it was quite a positive way of thinking about her Mum.
Then a couple of months later, there was a tragic car accdident of 3young girls here in London. And alot people pasted those same words to there MySpace pages & all the other social networking sites they all belonged too.
Its a positive way of looking at the persons passing.
It's not sad or uplifting. We all pass from this human life, what comes next is anybody's guess. But to look at the logical side of things, which I always try to do, go back to the comments in the poem regarding water.
"...I am the diamond glints on snow...I am that gentle Autum rain..."
55 to 90% of the human body is water and whether you're alive or passed, that water evaporates and finds itself falling back to the earth as rain, snow or ice pellets, all having been part of human past.
well, to make you feel more at ease, they wouldn't be the "decomposing liquids of a corpse". The water would be that released by a decomposing corpse. In addition, that water would be released by living persons.
Take for instance, you put your hand on a table and let it sit there for a moment. Then you let up and look and you'll see your outline on the table in the form of perspiration. Eventually, it will evaporate and rise up to join the atmosphere. Sooner or later that...
Isn't it funny, in more than one way or another, we all sister and brother.
On a similar note, water is required for life but it is also a killer.
Think of the 2004 tsunami that killed 225,000 people in Indonesia or the flooding rains of the southern US in the last few weeks. Yet, without water, a human can die in days.
This past Monday, I got nailed with some freezing rain in flight, I thought I was gonna die. Meanwhile, there was that bottle of water sitting next to me on the seat
definitely Uplifting!! Gives you a sense that they are in a better place... I think its great that we dont know what on the other side.. b/c if we did maybe we would want to die...or stay on earth for as long as we can and really appreciate our time on this side
when Bob Marley died i heard his fans in Jamaica went outside and celebrated his life. when i die i hope my family and friends all gather at my funeral laugh and tell fun stories about my life. i'd also like them to play the terminator 2 theme music when the terminator goes into the lava as they slowly lower me into my grave
That's really funny! Terminator 2 music? I think that is a really great idea! If you lived around me in Louisiana, I would attend your funeral, and if you knew me, my friends wouldn't disagree I would. Mos people don't think of stuff like how they want their funerals done but at least they're cared for, for the most part!
When I die, I would hope to see and hear surprising things people would say about me they'd keep secret not just at funeral but I just hope I've done enough before I died...
After reading this exquisite poem. I think the poem was saying look around at where I am now not where I was. I was one with you in this reality, but now I am with all things that you see in nature as if she was formed from the earth, the wind,the rain,and how these were a part of her new life. She wanted us to work on living this life to see her new form because she came from nature and now she has returned. PS: What happened a few months ago? Chaddjutube
Dear, dear, Tonya! There is beautiful music for those words which my choir sang for service one Sunday not to long ago. Sad AND uplifting it takes the Heart and pulls. Beautifully done! -Dennis
The poem, as like you said was inspirational? I thought of it more as a lover telling his/her significant other telling him/her to go on with his or her life, despite the fact that he/she has passed. Instead of crying out of the one who died, that spirit (whomever it is) is letting him/her know that he/she will be with him for always.
in caribbean where i come from the women pass the youngest over the open grave of the matriarch to receive her spirit when she in the grave... the spirit never die
"A grave voice answers me, that tree young and strong, that tree growing splendidly amidst white and fading flowers, that is Africa, your Africa that grows again, and its fruits acquires the bitter taste of liberty." D. Diop
I agree... this is a very positive poem... I heard it in English class (can't remember when) and knew that that's what I would want people to read for my funeral when I come to pass. Death is not the end, it is just a different form of being, a rebirth, if you will, to another stage of life.
it' the final victory of the human spirit...every thing in our world is just energy which can not be destroyed ever including us_we just change forms thats all...the same atoms that burn in the sun are within us...water touches many diffrent shores and is called many names but in the end its still water people call themselves many diffrent things but in the end they're still people....such is the way of the spirit remember me in the graceful/beautiful things in the world that celebrate life
that's not sad, that is Quit a Positive Outlook on the whole outlook of "Death" witch I Believe to be true, your body , "temple" as munch as any earthly structure, in the reality we see here in this life has a life span and your Spirity/Soul douse Not
Ive been watching your videos for a while now. I truely love you. Thankyou for all that you give.
angiekim1126 6 months ago
definitely uplifting! beautifully read too.
acw7654 2 years ago
Thankyou for doing this poem! It's so encouraging. I lost my cousin two weeks ago. She was 23 years old and was like a sister to me. This poem is so uplifting to me. Especially since I cry about her every single day.
Misty15big 3 years ago
Awe honey, don't fret. Don't think about why she died... think about why she LIVED.
We are all here but for a short time, and the people who are here for shorter came and accomplished what they were sent here to do. Think really hard about her life and don't think about why she was taken away, but what you gained by her being there in the first place.
I hope you feel better.
-Tko
TonyaTko 3 years ago
There is no word that can say Thank you for this one! Thanks for putting this out!
Peace
vivey623 3 years ago
That was a truly beautiful poem. It was very uplifting and just a little bit sad.
warriorscholar 3 years ago
WOW i love that poem it is very uplifting i gives u happy and hopeful thoughts about the after life!
lisha590 3 years ago
WOW I
lisha590 3 years ago
Thank you. I found this on another site a few months ago. For me, It gives me a lot of hope; not sad at all. Thank you for reading it, the way I feel it.
milliondollarwinner 3 years ago
It was sad yet inspirational..
msdrella 3 years ago
Excuse my ignorance, but I seem to remember that African-American funerals in New Orleans feature bands playing lively music and no sadness at funerals? I'm not quite up on that particular custom, but I was always fond of the idea as we all pass sooner or later, it's a part of life.
ShiekUrBooty 3 years ago
I had heard this before and thought it was sad but your reading and point of view showed the joy that was really being conveyed. Thanks!
jliscorpio 3 years ago
My Aunt has those exact words beside a picture of her Mum who recently passed. When I 1st read them I thought it was quite a positive way of thinking about her Mum.
Then a couple of months later, there was a tragic car accdident of 3young girls here in London. And alot people pasted those same words to there MySpace pages & all the other social networking sites they all belonged too.
Its a positive way of looking at the persons passing.
k252 3 years ago
It's not sad or uplifting. We all pass from this human life, what comes next is anybody's guess. But to look at the logical side of things, which I always try to do, go back to the comments in the poem regarding water.
"...I am the diamond glints on snow...I am that gentle Autum rain..."
55 to 90% of the human body is water and whether you're alive or passed, that water evaporates and finds itself falling back to the earth as rain, snow or ice pellets, all having been part of human past.
ShiekUrBooty 3 years ago
Um... I don't know how I feel about being rained on by the decomposing liquids of a corpse.
;-p
-TonyaTko
TonyaTko 3 years ago
well, to make you feel more at ease, they wouldn't be the "decomposing liquids of a corpse". The water would be that released by a decomposing corpse. In addition, that water would be released by living persons.
Take for instance, you put your hand on a table and let it sit there for a moment. Then you let up and look and you'll see your outline on the table in the form of perspiration. Eventually, it will evaporate and rise up to join the atmosphere. Sooner or later that...
ShiekUrBooty 3 years ago
...perspiration will join the atmosphere and eventully become part of the eco-system.
ShiekUrBooty 3 years ago
WOW! THat was soooo beautiful. I am a part of the atmosphere!
-TonyaTko
TonyaTko 3 years ago
Isn't it funny, in more than one way or another, we all sister and brother.
On a similar note, water is required for life but it is also a killer.
Think of the 2004 tsunami that killed 225,000 people in Indonesia or the flooding rains of the southern US in the last few weeks. Yet, without water, a human can die in days.
This past Monday, I got nailed with some freezing rain in flight, I thought I was gonna die. Meanwhile, there was that bottle of water sitting next to me on the seat
ShiekUrBooty 3 years ago
definitely Uplifting!! Gives you a sense that they are in a better place... I think its great that we dont know what on the other side.. b/c if we did maybe we would want to die...or stay on earth for as long as we can and really appreciate our time on this side
mccolor 3 years ago
when Bob Marley died i heard his fans in Jamaica went outside and celebrated his life. when i die i hope my family and friends all gather at my funeral laugh and tell fun stories about my life. i'd also like them to play the terminator 2 theme music when the terminator goes into the lava as they slowly lower me into my grave
boooya777 3 years ago
LMAO @ the terminator music while being lowered in the grave. AWESOME! Pwned!
-TonyaTko
TonyaTko 3 years ago
That's really funny! Terminator 2 music? I think that is a really great idea! If you lived around me in Louisiana, I would attend your funeral, and if you knew me, my friends wouldn't disagree I would. Mos people don't think of stuff like how they want their funerals done but at least they're cared for, for the most part!
When I die, I would hope to see and hear surprising things people would say about me they'd keep secret not just at funeral but I just hope I've done enough before I died...
mojo9o 2 years ago
After reading this exquisite poem. I think the poem was saying look around at where I am now not where I was. I was one with you in this reality, but now I am with all things that you see in nature as if she was formed from the earth, the wind,the rain,and how these were a part of her new life. She wanted us to work on living this life to see her new form because she came from nature and now she has returned. PS: What happened a few months ago? Chaddjutube
chaddjutube 3 years ago
YESS!! exactly! You got it.
:-)
-TonyaTko
TonyaTko 3 years ago
Much love TonyaTko. This is inspiring!
LILVOKA 3 years ago
Dear, dear, Tonya! There is beautiful music for those words which my choir sang for service one Sunday not to long ago. Sad AND uplifting it takes the Heart and pulls. Beautifully done! -Dennis
wdciii 3 years ago
I liked it, I thought it was full of hope :)
Awesomeosaurus91 3 years ago
Beautiful Poem!
KBly22 3 years ago
uplifting for sure.
illlllum 3 years ago
That wans't sad,it's uplifting and comforting to know that their in a better place.
BlackLadyDiana 3 years ago
Wow,That's a beautiful poem.
BlackLadyDiana 3 years ago
The poem, as like you said was inspirational? I thought of it more as a lover telling his/her significant other telling him/her to go on with his or her life, despite the fact that he/she has passed. Instead of crying out of the one who died, that spirit (whomever it is) is letting him/her know that he/she will be with him for always.
wahinesurfergirl 3 years ago
I think it's powerful. Great choice, Tina.
dQuarters 3 years ago
That wasn't sad. It was very well written though.
millgiass 3 years ago
beautiful and uplifting piece...
Wallaaii 3 years ago
oh wow, you read all them books? no wonder you're so smart!
Love the poem, and much luv to you and Tina.
LuvSealsSoaps 3 years ago
you are like the sunlight.
kiohitita 3 years ago
Beautiful piece of literature. There is no sadness in those words. It speak of glory and continuation of life rather than a belief of an end.
I believe these are positive words and should be inspiring.
Dad103 3 years ago
Tonya you hold'n in it DOWN honey do ya thang yo!
If it was sad, it ain't no mo.
AVTPro 3 years ago
in caribbean where i come from the women pass the youngest over the open grave of the matriarch to receive her spirit when she in the grave... the spirit never die
caribbeandhal 3 years ago
"A grave voice answers me, that tree young and strong, that tree growing splendidly amidst white and fading flowers, that is Africa, your Africa that grows again, and its fruits acquires the bitter taste of liberty." D. Diop
NativeOfAfrica 3 years ago
I like it and I, like you, do believe it is not sad, but quite a positive look on death
Oli3TB76 3 years ago
It's uplifting. I like it.
LadyLuv100 3 years ago
Nice,positive it is.
6881643 3 years ago
Love it Tonya
ristobenjie 3 years ago
I agree... this is a very positive poem... I heard it in English class (can't remember when) and knew that that's what I would want people to read for my funeral when I come to pass. Death is not the end, it is just a different form of being, a rebirth, if you will, to another stage of life.
Great poem choice; actually uplifting.
:)
theonly1V 3 years ago
it' the final victory of the human spirit...every thing in our world is just energy which can not be destroyed ever including us_we just change forms thats all...the same atoms that burn in the sun are within us...water touches many diffrent shores and is called many names but in the end its still water people call themselves many diffrent things but in the end they're still people....such is the way of the spirit remember me in the graceful/beautiful things in the world that celebrate life
MC0090 3 years ago
It sounds Buddhist.
I was technically dead a few times and once I
had that Near Death Experience I'm SURE I told you about :)
The poem makes perfect sense to me.
tomken8dy 3 years ago
that's not sad, that is Quit a Positive Outlook on the whole outlook of "Death" witch I Believe to be true, your body , "temple" as munch as any earthly structure, in the reality we see here in this life has a life span and your Spirity/Soul douse Not
DjRadeoConscyous 3 years ago
You seem like an amazing person, as if it would be a pleasure to meet someone like you. Are you a capricorn by the way?
khussett 3 years ago
You seem to have an amazing personality, as if it would be a pleasure to meet you. Are you a capricorn?
khussett 3 years ago