When you die and go away
You leave your belongings here
The things you collected
All your life is now laid bare
The treasures here and there
Left for someone else to share

The books you so avidly read
They can now climb inside your head
Everything is left with the essence of you
China figurines and paintings to
The diary at the last entry there
Is left for everyone to share

So when you die and go away
You leave your mortal life behind
Your soul leaves you
For a better life to find

David Harris

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-life-that-s-left-behind/