Peace at Last
I have sailed many a sea.
I have seen all there is to see
Desolate, forlorn and sad
All night long I sit under the dreadful night sky.
In tears and dressed in rime
For the many times I have loved, I have also parted.
Oar, wind, waves
Silence, whooshing, silence, whooshing again and again
Swiftly, I drift.
Take me far far away,
Mother,
The world was cruel!
So, let the fishes of the sea feast tonight.
But no tears, for mine soul is set free
But miss me, for the love we shared.
Though I must set sail alone
Without fear of the tide, or rain, or night.
And when time comes, and I must go
I shall stare unseeingly and spread my arms.
Maybe then, I shall know peace.
No famous last words,
Just me and this last poem
Knowing, you will hold me dear
In death as in life.
