Poem: the breath of life

Another poem today from my gathering collection, Meditations.

The breath of life

In one moment
The breath disappears

It becomes
Just that

No hanging on
No dreaming on

Pure disappearance:
Death in life

Or is it
Life in death?

Jeff Rich

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Jeff Rich is a writer, historian, podcaster and now retired government official. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and writes about many real worlds clearly with good world history.

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