You are celebration

You are celebration

A wonder of the world

Wrapped in fine paper

With ribbons and bows

A moment of expectation

An element of surprise

A fulfilment of thanks

An intake of breath

You are sorrow

Heartbreak moments

Seared in memory

All the pain in the world

Enveloped in shadow

Wrapped in widows weeds

Words choked

In air thick

With the pall of dead roses

The scent of angels

An eternity of silence

Stillness of sufferance

Sickness of sorrow

Gladness of sadness

Clarity of remembrance

A celebration of life

Well lived

A gift of grief

And not a curse.