Saturday, October 20, 2012

Open Road

We stand against time
And life flies past us
 We drive down the highway
Hoping death doesn’t pull us over
But we can’t avoid him
Even if he by chance misses us
He won’t miss the grandpa
Slowing down in front
 Before we know it
We are slowing down ourselves
And we too reach our destination
And death has hold of us
But death isn’t scary
As we once thought him
He takes us by the hand
And gently guides us
Instead of flying down life’s highway
We stroll down deaths lane
We can breathe easy
And be at peace
As we let him take the lead


Grandpa

Like a mountain you have stood the test of time
 Weathered the harshest of storms
And the shakiest of quakes
You have been present to witness milestones
Of life and death
But like even the greatest of mountains
You too have fallen down
And returned to the earth
 From whence you came
In your wake
 There are polished stones
And precious jewels
Memories we will carry
To remind us of the monument you were
Like a small pebble in our shoe
You too will always be there
Because not even death
Can steal the times we shared
We are a quarry of your love
More precious because you cared