FIVE QUESTIONS

ETERNALLY

 You went gently into that good night
 Only to wake up
Eternally.

 We hear your tender words
In the chirping of the birds
In the buzzing of the bees
The sloughing of the trees
Eternally.

Death is , not to have lived
But your life was  a life well lived
Not to be grieved
But to be celebrated
 Eternally.

The light did not die ,it still shines bright
In your actions upright
Eternally.

In the silver linings of the clouds
In  the splendour of the moon beams
In the spark of the sunrays you shine on
Eternally .

What if you did not rage
 Against the dying of the light
Your smile still shines bright
Illuminating dark crevices
Eternally .

Death is only brother to sleep
You are now awake in our songs
Time gurgles on
 Into yet another dawn.
Your fragrance has
 Now become part
Of the flowers and the trees
Eternally .