into Empyrean
We are all walking each other home...ram dass
into Empyrean
behold!
a joy... the blossoming of dawn
as sure as the sun sets
a new beginning rises
a new pathway to a pattern
dust to dust memento mori
we cry we accept faith we have
we celebrate the flowering of a new life
from a glorious brotherhood lore
we remember you beloved departed brother
fifty formidable Argonauts on the ship Argo with you
Jason at the helm steer fervently to
Emperean
brothers waiting smiling breath held in good spirits
unspoken their words... at hand await
ten cases of beer ten thousand tales
bursts of joy and laughters
welcome you... you arrive
embraces of love abound
unscripted brothers rejoice a great event
like days of old stories of conquests
gushed out repeated hours on end
campus gathering remembrances
soirées in the boulevard by the bay
prosits of good wishes of good health
sunsets into sunrises beer bottles
slide on the table
ten cases more await at the galley
for ten thousand tales of lore and glory
keep the smiles on your faces dear Brods
cherish being together again and ever
with loving awareness
in the firmament fields of happiness
at peace with yourselves at all times
perhaps in stoic solitude your eyes scan
the vast horizon see the ship Argo arrives
at dawn...
every once in a while... and disappears
into dusk
with a trail wake as bright as a shooting star
***
©ndr 09.21.2024
Photo: ndr... sun rises beyond a pier in Top Sails, NC sea coast
...poem inspired by an original work of the author on the passing, a few days ago, of his esteemed batchmate Brod Totem Martinez’TA 1961...
