In Memoriam: To My Cousin Poem by Michael Walker

Borne aloft upon the wings of dawn,
In the breathless slumber of innocence,
You smiled at the world, then were gone,
Like a shaft of light cast through incense.

Carried in each other's mothers' arms,
We will share a Mother up above;
She rescued you from this sad world's harms,
With her invisible embrace of love.

Pray to her for us who here remain,
That we may follow you upon the clouds,
One day to see your holy face again,
Except you will not be in infant shrouds.

Though I can't see you now, you still see me,
Waiting for me in eternity.