He Waits For Me

Invisible though you may be, I see That look of ever yearning in your eyes Your voice in utter silence calling me Your presence always lurking at my side Resisting you with every breath I take Defying what I know is destiny Afraid to close my eyes, I lie awake As you call out my name, 'Rose Bethany' Memories of my life, like autumn leaves Fall down in blazing flames of burnished gold To lie at the foot of this old oak tree In every leaf a precious story told And you my 'Death', who waited oh so long Finally take me, now that 'Life' is gone