[Oe List ...] The first of several poems related to dying

[Colleen Haithcock]

In wonder and awe, Thank you

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 10:34 PM David Dunn via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> I pray that the poetry we share might help us find our way into the light
> of ending, completion and discovery.
>
> David
> (with special gratitude to Nelson, Elaine, Lynda and John)
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> *FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY HOME *
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> With neither will to linger nor heart for flight,
> your eyes betray the time of tears.
> Not even the Maker of the universe can save you,
> when you cling so steadfastly to life.
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> Can you see within the darkness
> the wonder beyond heaven,
> or are you still too body-bound
> to look beneath the surface for the light?
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> My heart breaks every time you stumble
> on your lonely, rock-strewn path.
> Why do wings come so late
> when all is ruined and smashed to dust?
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> Pray do not fall into despair, dear friend;
> the dark brown earth can not hold you.
> Go deep inside yourself to find the path
> that leads beyond the mind’s horizon.
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> When you have finished life upon the earth
> trust the venture of departing.
> Silence calls you to begin the ending
> that is the labor of your final birth.
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> Eternity will only happen when death turns into light.
> So run, deny the tyranny of life;
> rise above the fury of the flesh.
> The One who made the worlds revolve receives you.
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> Return to the promise before you were conceived.
> Take heart in the blessing of our sorrow.
> Go in peace, the time of tears is ended.
> Watch over all the weary souls who follow.
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> Fly away, fly away, fly away home.
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> < 11-08-19
> for Terry Wright
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> —
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> "Mystery, possibility, and the power to choose"
>
> David Dunn
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> Denver, CO 80247
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-- 
Regards,
Colleen Haithcock
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