As in Birth, So in Death

I am compelled to share the connection between two of life's great passages. A calm came over me, as I observed my aunt's last days. It was the same calm I have felt at a homebirth.

Birth is such a spiritual process
When played out Naturally
    Unbroken by intervention,
Bid Welcome.
No emergency, just a natural passage.

The Calm, the Steadfast Calm
The Pain Endured, in Silence shared
The Interconnection of our Souls palpable
The Love we share Empowering us.

The Laborer Surrounded and Strengthened
By family, Until the end comes....
                                        
Let the bells ring!  We Celebrate!
A finished Work, A Life Begins!
And the cycle continues....

As in Birth, so in Death:
                   
Dying is such a spiritual process
Unbroken by Intervention, Bid Welcome.
No emergency, just a natural passage
The Laboring Loved One suffers
Surrounded and Strengthened by Family

The Calm, the Steadfast Calm
The Pain Endured, in Silence shared,
The Intertwining of our Souls Palpable
The Love we share Empowering us.

Let the bells toll, We Celebrate.
A finished Work.  A Life Lived.
And the cycle continues....

Author's Note

a personal experience