'before My Pen Is Hushed'

Before my flowing, poetic pen is hushed in Quietus, And I have reached my journey's end with folded hands; Departed into my dreamless sleep beneath violets, Let me write one everlasting, eternal, immortal verse; Of the ravaged garden of my life. I want to hear a bird song when I quietly glide away, With a sigh, I will lay my pale form down peacefully; I have willed my Keepsakes and my musing poems, The Angel of death, will take my hand into another realm; And the drums of time will cease. Oh, it has been a life full of happiness entwined with sad, I have travelled many different roads to get to Tranquillity; The chapters of my life are full of the dead and undead, Memories of childhood, family, friends and pets I loved; The scars of life stab my soul. I do not fear death and I am ready to go through the gate, But I will miss nature, the woods and the waters moving; And as I walk the silent passage alone to my eternal night, Think of me as being set free and soaring high up above; I lived a life weather-stained with tears. Leaving life is something we all must do; it is written, I was held by a thread in this earthly realm until that last gasp; Now, all I know is the peacefulness of a leafy tree above, Drifting blue clouds and rain falling gently on my resting place; I was a shadow on the wall of time. Do not weep over my eternal grave heartbroken my dears, I have followed the beautiful Angels footsteps to heaven; My poetry is timeless, ageless, and will always remain, I have shed this earth bound life and I am a butterfly set free; I drank from the deep blue cup of life. So come, dear hearts and plant some pretty flowers in Spring, I am at last united with all my beloved who have gone before; Touch my name and remember me for my beauty, And although my life was but a whisper, I loved every moment; Now, I exist in another realm. ____________________ August 26, 2015 Poetry/Epic/'Before My Pen is Hushed' Copyright Protected, ID 15-1216-704-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. Submitted into FGI Blog Special - Epic Brian Strand Podium Place 1