That Which Remains — a poem of the eternal soul

An Alouette inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet 74

Esther Spurrill-Jones
The Word Artist
Published in
Nov 27, 2024

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A stone statue of an angel surrounded by greenery.
Photo by Tomas Trajan on Unsplash

Earth can have but earth.
Infinite from birth,
Everlasting I remain.
While my flesh decays,
I will fly away;
Endless ranges I contain.

I was born with wings.
Many little things
Held me down — I couldn’t fly.
Now, though, I am free
I can clearly see
I will never truly die.

Sonnet 74 by William Shakespeare — screenshot from https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/74/

Inspired by Shakespeare

78 stories
Several birds silhouetted against a sky of clouds with a faint rainbow.
A hand holding a pen writing in a paper notebook on a desk with a coffee cup and a tablet also on the desk.
A old fashioned pharmacy with a shelf of labeled glass bottles. A pharmacist is pouring something from one bottle into a smaller glass flask.

Esther learned to read when she was four years old, and began writing shortly thereafter. She is a Canadian queer Christian poet, crafting with words to create art and music.

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Words have always been my art. They dance for me and sing for me. They laugh for me and cry for me. They are my paint and brushes. They are my clay.

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