To Mom with Love

The soul has merged with the whole

The dew drop’s

Truly become oceanic

So what do we mourn ???

Death is not a dearth

Tis a celebration

Watching Mom transition

The most amazing experience

The merger

The tranquility

The serenity

After the pain & struggle

Is she out there somewhere

Who knows

Truly feeling her inside me

Beside me, a part of me

Feel blessed n honored

To witness this happening

Experiencing the oneness

Of Pain & Joy, Life & Death

Possessiveness giving way

To detachment

Form moving to formless

In its sheer beauty

The last one hour…

Her resistance

Giving way to acceptance

The doubts & fears

Of the dew drop

B’fore jumping into the ocean

Blood pressure going down

E’er so gradually

170 – 130 – 60 – 25 - - 0 – 0 . . .

While I just stand by

Pain on the face giving way

To a beautiful smile

With eyes closed, as if 

Seeing a lovely dream

She said some months ago

I want to now go to daddy

She didn’t want

To go away or die

So clearly focused

On the destination

Not running away

In any way

Am pleasantly surprised

At my acceptance of it all

Well almost all

Lighting the pyre was painful

Acceptance vanished

Emotions came up strong

Death I didn't know

This side of you

Nor this side of me

I love you

I welcome you

The way you took away

All the pain & suffering

And brought back the smile

Taking Mom on her journey

To her chosen destiny…