Our Last Thoughts

… well I had a hell of a ride won’t go to heaven but paradise needs fire goods innings they say but I am more of a Rugby man plenty of tackles tries and drop goals I sought resolve in defeat a few yellows but not once a red card never understood why it is called sin bin and wore my jersey with pride now it’s the corpse dress innocent and bloody at the same time never immaculate but high quality fabric some of my battles were silent no major wars in my neck of the woods a few forests burning and now I join the fertile soil I was conceived into this life as I want to leave it with fun merriment and passion no medals in my urn a few achievements five children to my name a wonderful wife who shared my journey the reaper is not as grim as could be no pain a last breath exhaled nothing more to say than I love you who is to know I might see you at the other side of somewhere I would not change a thing if I could because you who mattered most gave me the honour to be loved my seeds are sown the harvest in store sandalwood torch handed over the party may start as soon as my ashes have flown into the unknown certainty of infinite essence … 24th April 2021