DEATH CAME SILENTLY
My mind began reeling,
big bells began pealing,
then I found myself kneeling
in a river not on any map.
Instead of dead,
Life seemed upended,
and I could hear and see,
Love’s lovely lonesome sound,
echoing around inside of me.
Death came silently!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Rhey W. Hedges,
November 27, 2007
