My passing

Death is only a heartbeat away From melting like deep red wax And a candlelight vigil The hearse draws near funeral pyres Yet to be lit in homeage Showing respect to a life that passed Don't be aghast At the body caressed in fire The flames carry the spirit upward In plumes of reverant smoke Billowing ever hire To be camouflaged by wayward clouds The ashes float like snowflakes That crash towards the Earth in droves And fertilize the braying soil Like a bull rider thrown to the floor,....... It was always inevitable It's not a matter of if, but when And perchance even how I'd like to be collected into a ceramic jar With no name on it And mixed into the vast blueness Or thrown from the highest mountain tops And carried away by a starving breeze As I say she ate the gusts Quenching their most basic primal needs I hope they dance around my grave Singing music happily My passing is to be celebrated No fitful tears or tragic eulogies please I want my stay in the minds of those I love To be remembered by joy and gladness I want smiles in gratitude Like little love notes on my casket I want all of my secrets kept So sew your lips together And take along fulfilling breath I'll be watching from above Counting your every step I'll put in a good word to the Lord for you I'll be living with him and love We'll dote Over your every selfless act on judgement day I'll be sure to bring them up