Jim

Jim                                      10/30/2015

I have dreaded things

That never happened

But horror comes

Sudden and unexpected.

Words are not enough

And condolences

Are only condolences

As we stumble blind

Alone and weeping. 

One minute you were here

And the next you are gone

Silent to the heartbreak

We all fear.

Eighteen months ago

We buried your son

And now we must also

Bury you. 

Gone before

And gone ahead

Across the river

To the far bank

Shrouded in fog.

Just because

We cannot see

Does not mean

We do not know. 

And just because

We cannot hear

Does not mean

We forget.

Love conquers all

And it can conquer death

Tearing down the veil

Between then and now

You and us. 

Peace comes with patience

And I know you are not alone

Reunited, laughing,

And shouting with joy. 

We are all here

And we shall all awaken

Born of more than blood

Washed, clean, and perfect.   

You know

And we guess

Until then we pray

Fighting free

And eternally blessed.