Darkness
closed
over us
Peace
enclosed,
reposed with us
Sleep
enfolded
us
Death
nearby
molded us
Your
time here
finished
Your
life not
extinguished
Nor
blown
away
But,
flown
away
Drawn
at dawn
into Light
first published in Northern Stars Magazine
also published in Nomad’s Choir
also published in GLORY IN THE ORDINARY Chapbook
©2005 Bonnie Manion