Poem: "In The Comfort Of Your Presence"

As James Montgomery once wrote:

"Beyond this vale of tears

There is a life above,

Unmeasured by the flight of years;

and all that life is love"

The following poem, In The Comfort of Your Presence, is an ode to all those who have passed this way, an affirmation of Man's inherent immortality -- and a celebration of life.

In The Comfort Of Your Presence

(In memory of all those who passed away)

By Jonathan Aquino

Your memories shall live on,

Yes, even those who remain

Unmourned, lying in sacred repose

On unmarked graves. Still, on

Hallowed ground you rest. In

The distant heavens you gaze

At the world, and recall

The times of your life, the people

Whom you loved, whom you left,

But still, love is immortal.

We ask what that which lies

Beyond the dark skies, the other side,

Where sprits roam

Free as the eagles, soaring,

To heights to eternity. And you

With the benevolence of wisdom

Wanted us to know

But the wall between

The living and the dead

In silence stood.

You wanted to come down

And tell us the things

We’ve always wanted to learn,

The mysteries of the universe

The lessons of infinity

You wanted to I impart

But then, maybe,

We’re not ready, maybe

We’ll never understand? For

No mortals can see he visions

You wish to show, a panorama

Of time, with no beginning,

And no end.

Or maybe you just wt to tell us that which is true:

That there’s nothing to fear

For you will always be here

Because you never left

Photo courtesy of LightProofBox. This poem originally appeared in Philippine Graphic

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