A scattering of ashes,
dust upon the breeze
A candle on the water
A grove of skeleton trees.

A flame upon the water,
ashes on the wind,
the silence of the morning,
gathered mourning him.

Fire on the water,
earth upon the wind -
elements combined
together honor him.

Not how it was,
but how it should have been
Soul upon the water,
bones upon the wind.

A scattering of ashes,
born away from shore
His memory remains,
forever haunting her.

07/27/2001

Posted on 09/20/2002
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