Season after season

My fresh fruits go untouched

The birds no longer perch to sing

Nor my fruits to sap

But rotten on the floor after their fall

In the fullness of time

I shall return to thee, pear tree

I will no longer fly without perching

Because the boughs will shade m y being

And within thy branches at night feel its warmth

I will live forever

Forever in thy presence thou Almighty

The glory of the setting sun

Rang loudly in the firmament

And its echoes flew through its fading brightness

Into a brighter light

The simple eyes see not

But night

An unknown tongue

Which made her yield to her knees

Oh that afternoon’s whirlwind

Has almost embraced our psyche

Because we wished her well

Her last morning

It is finished

But my heart still yearns...

All she has earned, to give

The fume in me gathered like thick smoke

Inflating my ribs and its cages

A lot of energy to move, have I

But a retreat I couldn’t beat

As it’s as difficult as going forward

I will go forward even if all will end

Our eyes have witnessed

Our voices came near to cheer

Their two hands have held each other

Tightly not even letting in the air

Today ends a journey they have started

But after today a new journey begins

Before the final journey to the maker

God’s blessings, grace and favour we ask

His sheltering shield through the rain and sun

His impenetrable cover from the stormy weather

His continuous manna on us to be bestowed

It is not money

But each doing what he can do

When he has to do it

It is like a strong tower and fortress

Which anger and boredom and quarrel

Cannot pull

down easily

And like a tall ladder

Will lead you into an entrance

Filled with everlasting joy

In the arms of the maker