Behold, A Pale Horse

("Anime", 2019, original encaustic) Behold, A Pale Horse Death comes quietly Inexorably in the light It has always been like that And always will Waiting with more patience than can be known Lurking at the edge of sight Flitting in and out Sometimes consoling, sometimes not And in its own way My oldest and truest friend Certainly outlasting the rest Waiting ever patient For one more kiss And last embrace Whispering to me, I will wait for you dude Until the time is right And then carry you away With honors. (4/20/24)