[Oe List ...] Fly away home

[Carol Crow]

Thank you, David, for the words below, given form in the dimmed light 
of a hospice room in West Denver, beside a man we both respected and 
had released.  It was a time I will always cherish.  Your memorial 
witness likewise told a story many may not have known.  Thank you for 
the analogy of Jacob wrestling with the angel.

Carol
On Dec 7, 2005, at 10:12 AM, David Dunn wrote:

> As Terry Wright lay dying, a prayer for the dying was born. The 
> memorial
> witness is attached. David
>
>
>
> FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY, FLY AWAY HOME
>
> With neither will to linger nor heart for flight,
> your eyes betray the time of tears.
> Not even the Maker of the universe can save you,
> you cling so steadfastly to life.
>
> Can you see within the darkness
> the wonder beyond heaven,
> or are you still too body-bound
> to look beneath the surface for the light?
>
> My heart breaks every time you stumble
> on this lonely, rock-strewn path.
> Why do wings come so late
> that all is ruined and smashed to dust?
>
> Pray do not fall into despair, dear friend;
> the dark brown earth can not hold you now.
> Go deep inside yourself to find the path
> that leads beyond the mind’s horizon.
>
> When you have finished life upon the earth,
> trust the venture of departing.
> Silence calls you to begin the ending
> that is the labor of your final birth.
>
> Eternity will only happen when death turns into light.
> So run, deny the tyranny of life;
> rise above the fury of the flesh.
> The One who made the worlds revolve receives you.
>
> Return to the promise before you were conceived.
> Take heart in the blessing of our sorrow.
> Go in peace, the time of tears is ended.
> Watch over all the weary souls who follow.
>
> Fly away, fly away, fly away home.
> Fly away, fly away, fly away home.
>
>
>
> -- 
> David Dunn
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>
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