Lying in sandThe ...

Lying in sandThe water washes over my bodyBreatheHoldSubmergedThe water pulls my bodySlowCreepTo the depthsAs it retreatsBreathe againThe moon has long ago setAnd the sun is still hours awayHere I lieFully clothedExposedTo the many eyes Of the night skyPiercing the darknessAbove meRacingAcross the skyIn the distanceAn eye closesFor the last timeFallingTo join me in the depthsLeaving a scar in my thoughtsOf it's departing,A bright YellowgreenbluewhiteDescentBreatheHoldSubmergedThe water tells me The fallen was receivedAnd it wished me luckAs it retired to the depthNo longer holding its breathTruly freePeacefulBreathe againThe remaining eyesSparkleRemembering One of their ownThe wind also remembersWhisperingTo me of the GreatnessOf what I have witnessedIt tells me storiesNot only of greatness, butSadnessJoyBeautyOf weddingsAnd funeralsPicnics and campfires All visited tonightThus a new education beginsTaught by MotherEarthAttended by all who waitHave patienceAnd listen