New Realities - A Tribute Poem

Why must a butterfly leave its cocoon?

To spread its rainbow wings and fly

Why must a bird leave its nest?

To soar high into the sky

Why must a kitten leave its mother?

To explore what is beyond

All these leavings but yet beginnings,

To a life that calls them on.

Why must a loved one leave this Earth?

Children, partner, friend,

Left to question why such a beautiful life came to an end?

But with this end comes a new beginning,

Paradise beyond the eye,

Peacefulness and calm,

For their spirit has not died.

Instead, it lives on,

In a place that holds no barriers

No bars,

No pain,

By a gentle voice that whispered in the ear

“Come my child, live again!”

So whilst we must mourn,

For a person, we cannot,

See or touch

Open up your heart,

Listen closely,

For they are there,

Speaking softly,

“Do not worry for me, the Lord has called me

Now I am free”

Written by S.L Mcleod (at age 14)

Read at her mother’s funeral by her aunt (Mrs. N.C 2014.)

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