For the death of someone so dear...

For you & your mother


In Buddhism,
death is a seamless link to a fresh new life.
For life and death are one,
just as the river must flow into the sea.
She does not actually die,
she only flies to a new realm of consciousness,
for the refreshment of her soul,
back to the home of her spirit.
Thus death is not the last sleep,
it is the new awakening.
Look up the sky, you will see a new star,
that is she, smiling and watching over you.
When she had lived such a pure life then nothing can destroy her.

She that you love so deeply, had never really left you,
she is with you all the time, in soul and spirit.
The love deep in your heart that stirs, flutters in hers.
When you cry, she knows.
When you smile, she feels consoled.


I know surely
you and your mother will meet again
beyond the clouds, beyond the rainbows
in some distant land,
you will recognise her,
as both your hearts beat as one.
She is just going there first
to prepare a fresh new path
for you and her,
in a wondrous magical land.


cheryl yow
11 January 2011


dedicated to Isabel, Anjana and those who have lost someone so dear...