- Nancy Pine Beers
At
the end of time on earth
in
that act of death that is rebirth
or
that netherworld of blackest night
or
that final meeting with god's light
or
the place souls go with work undone
or
that knowledge of all as one
or
where dreams and fantasies
are
fulfilled on summer's breeze
or
nothing, not any place at all
when
eyes close and chest falls
or
where friends meet and kin love foe
and
only kindly feelings grow
or
caped assessors read your sins
or
eyes blink once and see again
or
conscious holds yet planets change
or
man becomes dog or dog, humane
or
spirit ascends in blinding fire
or
takes one step just one plane higher
Oh,
where, when light is dying down
and
all our deeds lay bare around
where
do we go in eventide
when
we take that last breath's ride
will
love depart and with it, light
will
all become a frozen night
will
those who judge, scorning, say
you
had your shot, your gift of days
and
point us toward the darkest dark
and
give instructions to embark
as
last the heart winds down to stop
will
we be cast aside to drop
Or
will we come at last to be
in
best of best friend's company
dance
on winds that move the fields
will
that old home be what is real
to
toss the ball, to swim and run
will
time's end be where life's begun
