Darkly the Passage beckons:

   Rest for the Weary;

      Comforting embrace.

Sorrow takes wings against the gloom.

 

Softly the Passage beckons:

   Come quickly;

      Come gently.

Tread the path lightly, inevitably.

 

Ever the Passage beckons:

   Sweet surrender,

      Sweeter peace.

Courage will come in time.

 

NOW the Passage beckons:

   Release despair.

      Heed the Call:

“Sleep with me tonight.”

 

 

     January 1, 1990