The Funeral

The Funeral

Two children knelt at a coffin,

Long I gazed and my sorrow grew

Together suffering in their grief, I cried for two.

Two children knelt at a coffin,

And I being just one man wondered what I could do.

Long their father suffered,

And I stood witnessing his eternal rest,

As I watched two sons lay their nails on his breast. 

Long their father suffered,

A man deeply loved and truly blessed.

Two men knelt at a coffin and I was confused,

Because in a fleeting moment of time,

I saw two children kneeling with their father one last time.

Two men knelt at a coffin and I was confused,

And I being heavy of heart cried for two one last time.

Ages hence have passed me by,

And I standing alone bared witness to the scene,

Two children knelt at a coffin, while time did not intervene.  

Ages hence have passed me by,

And the requiem from that day still haunts me in my dreams.

By: Robby Silk