A leaf drops

by Chris Ernest Nelson

One short step,
one breath exhaled,
one unsaid goodbye,
one last beat of the heart–
the journey into death
is nothing more than
stepping from a shadow
into the sun.

So easy to surrender to
the gentle touch of angels,
so simple to reach for
the irresistible Light.
A sigh,
a leaf drops,
a wave rolls to shore
and dissolves into foam,
foam opens itself to sky.

Explore posts in the same categories: Poetry