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CLEAR LIGHT

The sun will slowly set
and night replace the bright
then i will forget
and enter the clear light

All is well for me
As I drift away
I can no longer see
the detail of the day

please do not be sad
let your heart be light
nothing now is bad
my suffering is slight

Now I will not end
there will be a new me
This body it was lent
it's time to now be free

I am not afraid
my mind is pure and clear
now that all is said
to those close and dear

i forgave imagined slights
we opened up the vault
i was wrong and i was right
and you forgot my faults

if my heart is still and kind
the moment that i go
then i will most surely find
a river that will flow

upwards to a paradise
a place that's free from fear
there my mind will be more wise
and so much more clear

i'll settle now and let my heart
open wide and deep
ready for another start
and we will not weep

Seán

Hello Sean,

This is a comforting poem - watching a loved one in pain can be very difficult, add to that fear of losing that loved one...

I like the phrase 'imagined slights' . Given the context of the poem it's easy to see how unimportant these things and as you have already mentioned a lighter heart not a weight worth carrying.
I stumbled at the word vault but I think that is part to it being an awkward word for me to say.

daka wrote:
>The sun will slowly set . . .


that's good, 'cos those quick sunsets can be irritating