Journeys End....

by Amanda Flexman
(Bristol)

I HAVE SEEN THE OTHER SIDE,

THE TRUTH BEHIND SO MANY LIVES,

I'VE LEARNED THE HOWS, THE WHENS, THE WHYS,

I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT THROUGH GOLDEN SKYS.





THEY CAME TO ME ONE WINTERS NIGHT,

AS I LAY STILL, TOO DRAINED TO FIGHT,

I MADE THE CHOICE, AS WAS MY RIGHT,

AND JOURNEYED UP INTO THE LIGHT.



A PAIR OF ANGELS TOOK MY WEIGHT,

AND HELD MY HAND ON THROUGH THE GATE,

A SPIRIT IN MY HEART SO GREAT,

MY LIFE AND SOUL IN HEIGHTENED STATE.



LOOKING ROUND , I NOW FELT WHOLE,

A WARMTH AND SOFTNESS FILLED MY SOUL,

IN WINGS OF LOVE MY BODY ROLLED,

LET EVERY JOY OF LIFE UNFOLD.



WATERFALLS IN MORNING SUN,

COLOURS IN DEW DROPS AS THEY RUN,

CHILDREN LAUGHING , JOY AND FUN,

EVERY PLEASURE EVER DONE.

A SOOTHING TUNE ON A GENTLE BREEZE,

A DELICATE RUSTLE OF GIANT TREES,

THE BUBBLING CALM OF A LAPPING SEA,

A PEACE AND CALM BECOMING ME.



I'M MET BY LOVED ONES FROM THE PAST,

EVEN BRIEF ENCOUNTERS THAT DIDN'T LAST,

MEETINGS THAT SEEMED TO PASS SO FAST,

WERE ALL JUST STEPS FOR LIFE TO PASS.



FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HELPED ME SEE IT,

THAT LIFE WAS JUST A FLEETING VISIT,

A TRIP, A GAME, WE MUST NOT QUIT,

NOW BACK AT HOME IN PEACE I SIT.



THEN ASKED, FOR THIS WORLD I WILL HOLD,

TO SPREAD THE WORD ,THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD,

AS HUMAN KIND MUST NOW BEHOLD,

WHAT LIES AHEAD WILL NOW UNFOLD.



THEY MUST BE CLEAR WHAT LIES IN WAIT,

MUST KNOW OF LOVE AND PEACE SO GREAT,

A WORLD UNTOUCHED BY GRIEF OR HATE,
A PERFECT EDEN THROUGH A GATE.



THIS JOURNEY HERE IS JUST A BLINK, AND EVERY STEP IS JUST A LINK,

WHILE HERE ON EARTH YOUR ON THE BRINK, HEAVEN IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK