THE HEART SINGS

So bear my body to the grave, my friends,

But hear my heart whose singing never ends

No time now for your wailing or your tears

My death is not at all what it appears.

The grave is not the sum of life complete

It is the veil of lovers, their retreat

Beyond the compass of logic and mind

Leaving the chain of separateness behind.

You saw the dust settling, now see it rise

Think of me with Him and shut your eyes

Locked beneath the earth my soul is free

To be with Him for all eternity.