After This Life

All of us wake up,
Fresh from the battle with Mother Earth or,
Tired, licking our wounds and wondering,
Everything is softer,
Realms vary, according to temperament,
Lovely electric blue sky bathing the higher zones,
Inky black atmosphere, if you drift, too low,
Friends will gather close; relatives from this life and others,
Everybody in different bodies but you will recognize them.