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If only I knew how to stop dying

Vasile Serban 1978 (Onesti)

If I knew not to die in life,
For I have died so many times,
I would turn to stardust,
To be forever immortal.

I would turn into darkness
Not to see my shadow anymore,
And let my eyes be the moon
What lights up the heavy night.

I would change into pure water
To flow downhill from the spring,
To kiss the sea at dawn
And then to rise to the clouds.

I would become a grain of sand,
For the wind to carry me away,
And finally eternity
To turn me back into a human.

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This poem is a reflective poem written by Vasile Serban. Is a captivating poem about transformation and eternal cycles.

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Submitted by vasile_s on March 21, 2024

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Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 465
Words 110
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Vasile Serban

The poet Vasile Serban was born in 1978 în Onești, România and is living now in Wales, United Kingdom. In 2017, he published the volume of poems "Late Night", debut book. In 2023 published the second volume of poems "Autumn Nostalgia", which includes poems born from the author's experiences and emotions. "The Road to Heaven" 2023, the third published volume, combines the drama and tragedy of death with the beauty and complexity of life in the verses of the poems, also offering the author's vision of the afterlife. "The Road to Heaven", vol. 2, 2023, the poet opens the gate to his heart so that he can let his readers to empathize with his feelings and emotions. “A gram of human for eternity” 2024, Editura Letras Poetul Vasile Serban s-a născut în 1978, în localitatea Onești și este stabilit în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii. A publicat următoarele volume: „Noapte târzie”, Editura Sfântul Ierarh Nicolae, Brăila, 2017 „Nostalgii de toamnă”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 „Drumul spre cer vol.1 și 2”, Editura Letras, Snagov, 2023 “Un gram de om pentru eternitate”, Editura Letras, Otopeni, 2024 A apărut în antologiile: eCreator “Iarna din suflet”, 2023, eCreator “Unire și Cuvânt”, 2024, antologii coordonate de scriitorul și jurnalistul Ioan Romeo Roșiianu. more…

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  • Nebula7693
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    This is the quality of poem a person of your skill and caliber should bring to the world. (A certain love poem you have shared recently was so bad I could not leave a comment on it for fear of censorship.) THIS work, though, is worthy your submission. You are a poet of great skill, better than most I have seen on this site. I know, coming from a person who can be described at best as an average poet, that may not mean much, but I recognize talent when I see it. You have talent. I hope to see more of your work in the future. 
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