Monday, July 18, 2011

ME: Ferry to the land of dead

Arnold Boecklin - Island of the Dead


I have no coin, old man,
but please don’t leave me
on this side of the river
to wander in despair…

Ferry me over, across the river-dead,
to the shores, where my soul
could rest in silence and find peace -
away from living horrors.

Don’t drown me on the dry land,
don’t burry me in the darkened sea!
Ferry me, where the truth is,
where my love has settled free.

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