Life, light, and strength.

Angels, Fairies, and Valkyrie too

Gathered today to celebrate you

They come in numbers 

From all around

Beautiful creatures carry the crown

The Faries step forward smile and bow

They chant a lovely secret into the ground

Roses pop up full and alive

Roses of colours red, purple, and white

A tree in the centre comes up from the ground

It reaches for the sky but continues to climb

Heavens the destination of its final incline.

Angels are next

They are pure as can be

Fill you with light

For all your good deeds.

One steps forward and holds you close

The love you feel is the highest dose

When she steps back your body glows

Valkyrie wings spread big and wide

She's here to guide you to the other side.

You fought your battle

with strength and pride

You have filled your fate

and now its time

To be wrapped in her wings and take final flight

Reviews

[Chris]

Valhalla bound... as the faerie folk dance and angels sway... I like the mind's image.

[Diane]

Thank you. I wrote then a couple days after my dear sweet mother in law passed away.

[Samuel Dickens]

When I began reading this, I had no idea it was about a real person and thought, "This is strangely appropriate for the sad news you shared earlier." Now I see the truth in it. You honor her well, my friend.

[Diane]

I started writing this a month ago. I didn't know how to finish it until a few days before she passed.

[Hannah]

I very much like the mythological themes in your writing. I could imagine the scenes in this poem. I could imagine the brave soldier being rewarded and guided into the next life by the Valkyries and seeing all the afterlife has to offer.

[Diane]

Thank you. This one was hard to write. I lost my mother in law last Sunday morning. She battled cancer for 18 years.

[Hannah]

I'm sorry to hear that. My thoughts go out to you, for however much that means to you.

[Diane]

Thank you, it means a lot.

[Jimmy Yetts]

A lovely portrayal of some worthy person about to receive his or her reward.
And another of God's children goes Home!

[Diane]

Correct.
Thank you for the review.