Death is a Doorway

Began February 11, 2013, finished March 19, 2013
In memory of my brother, Gabriel Edwards,
April 19, 1979-March 15, 2013
Rest in peace, brother. I love you and miss you very much.

Death is a doorway,
Every soul has a key,
That leads down a path
With neither grief nor suffering.

Along the path are doors
That hold our memories,
As we walk along the way
We see what life has been.

Some doors are painted
In bright, vivid hues,
Others in more sombre tones -
Which door will you choose?

The vivid doors open
To happy memories,
The sombre ones to times
Of pain and suffering.

As the path goes on and on,
The doors fade from our view,
Replaced by a shining light
Of the purest snowy hue.

When we lose the one we love,
We feel all hope is gone -
I pray you all remember this,
With every brilliant dawn.

They have gone home,
But are not far -
The ones we've lost will always live
Right inside our heart.