17. An Epitaph (17)

Lay me down, upon a hill
With grass so green
Lay me down, where I may see
The true glory untouched
By destruction and fame.

Lay me down where I may see
The skies, the land and the seas...
Add one element of a human touch,
Of love, a touch; from me.

Let me see before darkness falls
The beauty, life and us of being.
I will close my eyes,
As to know, there will be no crying...

Life, in time will longer be

Not as we know a word...
A destiny, I know will be.
And forever will be my call...
Love one neighbour as oneself
As you are they;
One grain of sand upon a beach,
The sea will wash away.

The years have past and I no more...
Today your lives begin.
From One grain of sand
We have a beach,
With memories and history.