When I Die

(In Memoria)

 

 

When I die

I shall be somewhere

 

When the red rose

Opens up in the morn

To receive

The rising sun

I shall be

Here somewhere

 

When the noise

Of school children

Pierce the air

On a summers day

Fragrant with

Nature’s bloom

I shall be

Here somewhere

 

When the rain

Pregnant clouds

Race the firmaments

Conspiring to water

Earth’s thickening dust

I shall be

Here somewhere

 

When the angels

Sweet music sing

To rejoice and welcome

I shall be

Here somewhere

 

 

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