This poem from my book 'A Gift of Love' is for everyone who has experienced the grief and trauma of the sudden unexpected death of a loved one.
Unreal Funeral
Tears well up in my eyes
pools of infinity in disguise
Love overflowing from my heart
into rivers of grief knowing we must part.
I cannot see what flowers around
grace your funeral pall
nor hear each note lamenting
your exodus from this world
I cannot feel my feelings
my body-mind is numb
my senses stunned in shock
as your funeral bell is rung.
This can't be true
it can't be you
they must be mistaken
I search to catch a glimpse of you
I pray this can't be happening.
Shaking like a leaf, choking with grief
I cry your name out loud
but I know there is nothing I can do
as they bury you in earthy shroud.
In honour of Woman
Powerful
loving co-creator
Lover
Nurturer
Life-maker
Woman
Life-promoter
her body a temple
of the Highest-Order
wherein men seek their Spirit
children their conception
at her alter.
Woman...warrior of the just cause
Life in its fullness
Love without pause
Woman...emotional
her gifts disguised as flaws
benevolent, bountiful
Life-expression beautified
heightened awareness of core-essence
Spirited-Body unified.
She...the feminine
High-Priestess
Woman...beatified
Goddess
Woman...Love personified.
God-Essence
All the Earth's a quiver
with God-Essence.
The sparkling sea's a shimmer
with God-Essence.
In the silence there's a glimmer
of God-Essence.
Morning Light caresses
the darkling Earth's tresses
God-Essence.
The Sky on fire at dawn
the miracle of the new-born
God-Essence.
Mist rolling inland
the wisdom in a grain of sand
the wisdom in a grain of sand
God-Essence.
The birds sing forth in symphony
the Cosmos is in harmony
God-Essence.
The bees busy humming
the chanting of the Om...in
God-Essence.
The dance of Divinity
Nature's primal energy
God-Essence.
