The gravity and grace of those who’ve died
Make us pause and take a deeper breath
The distant look of almost closed , dear eyes
Now the nerves and muscles do not try
Their life has gone and they are on the path
The gravity and grace of those who’ve died
The larynx closes. we hear no more cries
Nor yet is there any mourners’ wrath
See distant look in almost closed , dark eyes
Space and peace and caring are allies
Somehow we shall know what is the best
The gravity and grace of those who’ve died
See the face, how watercolour flies
Seized is the hand when put to its new task
Catch his look ,his almost shuttered eyes
No longer to face challenges and risks
No longer do the fingers urge his wrist
The grace of those who have just gone survives
The holy soul ,the weeping of mine eyes