Ever After

Seafarers shall be saved, though waves may deem them dead, lost in the ocean's fray. They shall not perish, nor shall they be afraid nor falter, though their earthly woes be done. They shall tame the deep, brave the mighty Charybdis and win release to heaven's blessed throne. Nor shall the poor be stilled in death's dark tomb; they shall enjoy the fruits their earthly span denied and reap full harvest till they rule the Pleiades! The lame will mark their years well spent in painful suffering at the world's behest, for they will revel with the wild Eumenides! The realm of death is nothing to be feared, though sting of loss shall curdle in the breasts of the deserted they will finally comprehend true love's eternal message in their hearts; the special blessing of the ones who heed the call, the realm of heaven draws all the faithful home.