We are at one end of a rainbow, cradling the body
Death is just a mirage from the other end
Bridging the divide, between death and deathlessness
Is the mind, when seen from a far distance
May reveal where death ends and deathlessness begins
A red line few seek to cross, the rest are blissful, in ignorance
Forgetting the rain will surely stop, but the sun will continue to shine
It is deathless as far as we are concerned, nourishing bodies
Caught in the slowing tightening vise grip of death
Even as the mind appears deathless, donning the garb of desire
That mimicry of the soul’s nature will find no takers
At the other end of the rainbow, where eternity begins
