Peace Ahead

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I’ve found that peace at the close of the day.
~ From The Final Flight

This poem was read today at a funeral for my friend’s father. He died this week of stomach cancer. The journey was short and courageous but inevitable. The service was a beautiful one, especially the music since he was a barbershop quartet singer. The stories told of him were funny and honest. The church was packed to a standing room only crowd.

I wondered as I sat there what my father’s funeral will be like. His life has become pretty small in so many ways. He is not quite homebound but he certainly does not get out the way he used to. I wonder how many tasks he has left undone.

I could not also help but feel sadness at the death of this man. I know his daughters and wife have a journey ahead of them—death does not stop the hard path ahead. The road is a long and hard one.

The poem does reinforce though what I believe in—live, love, laugh. Life is way too short for some of us. Finish what you start and be ready to leave what is left undone for the peace that lies ahead.

Peace,

Suzanne