Poem for My Friend Ally and Late Sister Deborah

Life – a fleeting thought on the wings of time

Here today, gone tomorrow

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Or the balance of scales can subtly tip

To embrace the more beautiful aspects of life

Encompassing all its complexities in the vacuum of love

Beauty in the omnipresence of the span of a butterfly’s wings

The translucent drizzle of azure thrown out to sea

And touching the sky

The smell of an orchard and the scent of honeydew

Upon the mist of the morning

The essence of life itself, dominates our very existence

Life – a constant work in progress

Life – a journey through the subliminal into

The tunnel of enlightenment

Life – a voyage of emotional transition

Love and hate, peace and war, joy and pain

And pain…and pain

Life – that is just what it is

A cacophony and a myriad of everything that makes

The very essence of living a journey

Yet remember, you are not alone on your journey

For in the footprints of the sand

God walks with you

Through the love and support of your friends

Poem taken from:

Looking on From The Outside: Sister to Sister

By Esther Austin