On my grave

On my grave I will not
     welcome tears,
Let the grief disappear
     with the sun,
On my grave let the lilacs
     grow freer,
Let them feel
     the softness of land.
 As my life and my death
     grew together,
Let the trees guard
     the place of my rest,
Let the shadows of Pines, forever
     cool the stillness of my lonely nest.
Well, be brave, come on in and sit down,
     only, prayers of rage keep away
And the tears of sorrow - are shallow,
     I will not let them fall on my face.
On my grave grow a Garden of Eden,
     build a fence, from the wildest plants.
Only quietly step, with no breathing -
    for us, souls, your steps are immense.

2004


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