Requim

The veil descends a whisper cold and deep

Where shadows lighten and senses sleep

And time, a river ceases its swift flow

Leaving only stillness where no breeze flows

No beautiful town, no sunlit vibrant hue

Just silent stillness where stars are few

And earthly landscapes like painted screens

Replaced by vistas where no sorrow gleams

A fading echo of a heartbeat's drum

A final journey where no travelers come

But whispers linger of a spirit's flight

Beyond the boundaries of day and night

A tapestry of life frayed at the edge

A whispered sigh upon a barren ledge

Where memories scatter like autumn fallen leaves

And gentle solace the grieving heart receives

The world recedes a distant muffled sound

As earthly bonds are loosened unbound

And burdens lifted, that once weighted us down

Replaced by lightness and a peaceful crown

No more the laughter, nor the tears that fall

Just endless quit beyond the garden walls

Where ancient trees, their silent vigil keep

And secrets slumber in endless sleek

the empty vessel where a spirit soared

now rests in slumber forevermore adored

and starlight cradles the form that lies so still

a peaceful ending to a life 's fulfilled will

a silent promise of a world unknown

were seeds of memory are softly sown

and gentle breezes carry whispered names

across the landscape where eternity flames

the wind it sighs a mournful solemn tune

beneath the pale and melancholic moon

a final curtain lifts a stage so vast and in the silence a truth begins to bloom

that death's a doorway not a final tomb