In The
End,
Walk In The Clouds ...
Standing on the threshold of death,
a lifetime of memories sweeps me away.
My weary mind rewinds every second
and my heart is filled with peace.
I can't seem to recall the material objects
which I once believed had brought me joy.
The cars, the houses, the money,
like grains of blowing sand,
they have sifted through my fingers.
As vivid as the moments we shared,
I only see the faces of those I loved.
I hear the laughter, even cherish the tears.
Like counting sheep, the beautiful smiles of
family and friends appear before me.
But I am tired and it is time to rest.
Awakening above my own wretched body,
my spirit hovers in complete bliss.
There is a sad echo of those who mourn,
but still, I must smile,
for the only thing that ever mattered was love.
As a blessing, I have known that love,
both in giving and receiving
and my life's work is done.
Now, it is time to go to my Father,
but looking back one last time,
I will take all of that love to Him.
As it was in the beginning,
In the end...there is only love.
© Steven
Manchester
I walked amongst the clouds
today
and then I took a seat,
to try to understand the world
that spun
beneath my feet.
It was the grandest picture
my eyes had ever
seen.
I couldn't make out colors,
except for blue and green.
And
yet, I could see people -
a whole race on the run.
To tell the truth, from
where I sat,
they clearly moved as one.
With fear, they searched for
answers
they thought were on the ground.
And though they spoke in
different tongues,
they made the sweetest sound.
They had the wrong
perspective,
with no way they could know:
There are no individuals,
but
just parts of a whole.
And so I made a wish for them,
that someday
they would see ~
Only when they really love
is when they're really
free.
I'll dance amongst the stars tonight,
while others search in
vain.
For just above their point of view,
there's no such thing as
pain.
©Steven
Manchester
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"In
The End"
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"A
Walk In The Clouds"
Written by Poet Steven Manchester
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