Gwen

There is a gentle tapping
At my door,
A sound I've heard
So many times before,
When Gwen was still alive,
Sunny and bright,
Life but a dream, a happy flight,
And all my days
So filled with light.
I slowly opened up the door,
And there was Gwen,
Just as before,
My heart was filled
With joy and fear and love,
But with a hollow voice she said:
"They want you up above,
The master told me
That your time is up,
Tonight, my love,
You'll drain your final cup,
You'll join me in the angels' dome,
Where we'll hold hands
And call it home,
And nevermore you'll walk
This lovely earth alone,
But in your life's end,
There is another birth..."

Next day,
They found the old man
Lying on his bed,
And on his face
A gentle smile,
But he - quite dead...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2005 Alfred Charasz