Joyful

My friend Eve died Monday morning. Our mutual friend sent me the message. She said it was peaceful. It’s what I asked for. A gentle pain free death. As I fell asleep last night these words came…

Joyful joyful

As you were leaving, I was falling asleep, as you were leaving, I imagined holding your hand.

As you slipped from us here I kept my thumbs and forefingers on the fine silk that is your spirit. Rubbing the filmy fabric between fingers and thumbs.

Then it was done, it flew from my grasp floated on the wind waving goodbye. A beautiful falling leaf.

Falling up.

The air left my body, then yours, I took another breath,

You did not.

All that was left was music, pure and whole, voices like bells.

Joyful joyful we adore thee.

Joyful

Joyful

Let the wind carry you

Let it carry me

I will breathe in the wind and

I will breathe out the music

over and over.