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Emily Romano, US   Free Verse Death Is Not Cold   Death is not cold, as some would have you think… His touch is warm with fingers soft as mink; He is quite kind and bodes mankind no ill; He holds us close to help us up that hill Whereon our feet would fear to tread alone, For he’s aware of every stick and stone. Death is not cold, he keeps the spirit warm, Leaving behind the body’s rigid form… A body which is pale and cold, I know, And bloodless as a mound of frozen snow; But he is warm, and like a cloak of love Wraps tenderly around us like a glove. Death is not cold, no matter what some say… He’s not the one who takes our breath away, He is the one who keeps us breathing still In a new place, beyond the highest hill. Death is a friend who hovers at our side, Waiting to be our servant and our guide.     About Emily Romano   Emily’s first haiku appeared in Modern Haiku in 1969. Since then over 6000 of her haiku have appeared in various publications. She has received numerous awards for haiku. Emily has written twenty chapbooks, and thirteen of these can currently be purchased from Shadow Poetry’s Bookstore online. Examples of Emily’s three chapbooks of full color haiga can be viewed at Shadow Poetry. This is Emily Romano's first appearance in Sketchbook.