Garden

I only they could see what I have seen

Your hand

I can feel its touch

Certain as heartbeats

Warm like the summer rain

I’m not afraid but sometimes,

I hear them give a name

To the promised garden 

Where we will meet

Death, they say

But the name sheds its meaning

When I hear from you

Every once in a while

They would not have invented

These morbid words

If they could see

What I have seen

Your face in the palm

Of a sunflower

Your smile

An emblem

Of tranquility

Dignity

Under His Protection

Author's Note

Death is not the end. It's only the beginning.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

this was such an interesting concept and brilliantly executed!

[Mauricio Montoya]

this is deep, I do wonder where we go when all this is over, thank you for sharing

[Emunah June.]

Oh my dear friend, how I miss you so!

This piece only served to remind me how death is nothing something to be feared, but something to find beautifully poetic. It is a new chapter to a predestined story, and I really felt that captured here in your words. You've always been wonderful at that, and this piece itself was no exception. Well done! I hope to hear from you soon.

[M.Babu]

Love this piece :D
Made me pause for a minute and reflect...thanks!

[Lisasview]

Interesting read early this morning here in beautiful Spain.
Death is not the end... makes me think and wonder..
So many wondrous lines..
Lisa

[KAREN]

This poem is beautiful and paints a wonderful breathtaking picture!

[Vertigo Cat1111]

This is an amazing piece, truly breathtaking. The visuals are just mind blowing and the flow of the poem just adds so much more to it. Death definitely isn’t the end, there’s so much more. I would pick a favorite line but I genuinely can’t. It’s all amazing, thank you so much for sharing.

[Unspoken poet]

You are right, death isn't the end.
this is a really good right

[Weeping willow]

Love the flow, nicely expressed ;-]

[Coyote Poetry]

I hope death isn't the end. I hope to sit with people who left this world. I enjoyed the poem. Honest and meaningful words shared my dear friend.
Coyote