Once I feared what was to come
Once I feared mortality
Each step I took
Was one step closer to death
I no longer fear death
Death is an awakening
From the dream called life
An awakening unto a paradise
Where lost love is reunited
A time of joy
A time of peace
A time of rest
As I write
A calm comes over me
I'm not one poem closer to death
I'm one poem closer to heaven!
Today is my fiftieth birthbay. Normally, it is a time of regret. I lost my son two weeks ago and I realize I'm not getting older. I'm getting closer. Closer to holding my baby in my arms once again. His name was Andrew Eichen and I loved him more than my feeble words can express.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem