Death has graced our doorway
Heralding the news of the grim reaper
Tragedy has claimed another loved one today
Regardless of their age
Bodies are temporary keepers
Of the souls quest to learn
Various lessons to discern
Experiences of all emotional spectrums
Laughter to rage
Love and hate
Profoundly strong at any stage
Skin and bones decompose
Bloated from the ice cold waters
Transferred into the frozen ground
Body in lifeless repose
Eight feet underground
The souls journey to the pearly gates
To be greeted by Saint Peter
Our lives, each and everyone
Has their own meter
When it expires
The body retires
Souls peregrination
In Heavens Station
~Divine