This Beautiful Life

It’s a beautiful thing

to hold your loved one’s hand 

as she crosses the rainbow bridge

her crinkled hands becoming cold

her breath off to find a new home

It’s a beautiful thing

to hold your loved one’s hand

as she becomes a portal

through which new life

enters this world

It’s a beautiful thing

to hold your loved one’s hand

as you show her around

this holy ground

her eyes wide open in wonder

It’s a beautiful thing

to know 

that you do not know

To ask for help

To surrender

to the great mystery

It’s a beautiful thing

to break your heart open

to feel

to see 

to hear

to touch

to taste

to smell

to breathe

For when it’s your turn

to cross the rainbow bridge,

will you turn towards the light 

as your loved ones beckon

and do it all over again?

Or will you

turn around

and see the entire universe?