The awaited daughter has arrived

The family was starting its day

The dying’s burial concerns have been communicated

A good time for death to come

 

And it did

Death like a visitor

Came on a sunny morning

  

Unexpected yet expected

Swift yet slow

Painful yet sweet

Dreaded yet prayed for

  

One wishes to have done something more

But knows nothing more can be done

One wishes not to cry so much

But still does

One wishes it is not happening

But knows in his heart and mind it is

             –Quezon City / 23 February 2007 / 3:40 pm