Elysian Lament

An angel’s face smiled at me,
entering softly into my dreams.
Beneath the tides of tragedy,
that smile still gave me warmth.

Farewell�"
silence fell
upon the mother above your grave,
and mourning dawned with the day.

Called elsewhere,
you showed us the shortness of our lives.
Tears fell upon us�"
tears of love, tears of fear.
I lay my dreams to rest with you,
and carry this aching heart.
My Lord, oh why�"
do angels leave this earth?

I am unable to mend the emptiness you left behind,
unable to lift a once-joyful heart.
All the lessons and teachings of God�"
I still cannot grasp the meaning of life.
Darkness was brought upon your path,
and I am searching for the light.

Write me a melody
of the beauty of life,
of the Elysian fields.
Let the music of your flute
fill the hearts of those
we still need here.

Yesterday was a beautiful day with you,
my son of yearning.
Today, the moonlight beams upon my path�"
my daughter of hope.