Farewell

Weep not dear ones, sigh no more From all anguish, life at last set free The vessel has anchored on its port Cutting across waves that roar Now I sleep gently, sleep in peace Without dreams through the years Fret no more, for death proves, A farewell to all our pain and tears Alien to fortune and to fame Free of all earthly strife and stress My body to be entombed in this vault Where king and slave are made to coalesce My pain and penance are so complete When I heaved my final breath My soul has reached that exalted place When I swam across the river of death! Now farewell dear ones, farewell to all As I move into another state of bliss Thank you for your love and care Which I fear even there I would badly miss!