Death's Kiss

I am death and I welcome you with a kiss And gently hold your hand as you drift off into bliss. Do not fear me as I welcome one and all At the end of all your days, at the end of your summer ball. I am death, I am everywhere round about I welcome you in silence not even with a shout. I have been waiting for you all your life long To meet you and greet you with my song. I am death; I am not to be feared with dread I know when to call you, when everything has been said. Though I may take you by surprise in an unexpected way, I will take your hand gently in the twilight of your day.