{"seoTitle":"Celestial Road — A Poem on Loss, Impermanence, and the Road Beyond","seoDescription":"A poem about David's mother, Mary's husband, Egor's sister — and the celestial road that holds them all. A meditation on loss and what may come after.","keywords":"poem about loss, celestial road poem, impermanence poetry, grief poem, afterlife poem, contemplative poetry","line1":"What will become of David,","line2":"the small boy without a mom?","line3":"","line4":"Or Mary,","line5":"the old woman without a husband?","line6":"","line7":"Or Egor,","line8":"the man who lost his sister?","line9":"","line10":"On the road to Moscow,","line11":"we've lost so many.","line12":"","line13":"The list makes lines","line14":"to the moon and back.","line15":"","line16":"Soon we will be lost,","line17":"like David's mom,","line18":"the old woman's husband,","line19":"Egor's sister.","line20":"","line21":"We'll be lost and found","line22":"on the celestial road.","line23":"","line24":"Perhaps this road","line25":"is the rest stop,","line26":"","line27":"a brief stop","line28":"in human form,","line29":"","line30":"then away again we go,","line31":"","line32":"like bees seeking nectar.","line33":"","line34":"Each life gives us","line35":"something sweet","line36":"","line37":"and a sting too.","line38":"","line39":"Then we are off again,","line40":"flying amidst the stars.","line41":"","line42":"Or maybe","line43":"we just cease.","line44":"","line45":"That is all."}