Snowflake

Accumulations, life spent Their soft coldness, covering Footprints left behind, Debts and dues. Looking back, how swiftly they disappear Skies clear We continue. Blizzards A Stroke at midnight Mornings Daylights pause… That dream is over Damn fish tank wakes me up. Humming sounds of perpetual life Force fed air, father's lungs, I watch him as he dies. Stretch my body to its points, In this chair called comfortable Clear the water from my eyes. Another day of patient steps Not many more were left. Seventy five years, Three days now since the slip And still death; comes so swift. Between me, you, those many dear While we force fed ourselves; Coffee grains With morphine drips. Within each minute’s unique Seconds tick Eternities exist. An amazing thing-finality When it is here, Beside me so quick, You are gone. Then the haze, people come in go out finally that vinyl Shroud. Looking outside I see the rain has come, Swiftly melting each snowflake. Everywhere, many little rivers form, Tears running to a thousand lakes Downstreams One vast torrent into great sea. Another spirit for Jehovah To safe keep Until we once more When we may meet.