A  WISH

If the day comes when life suggests a parting of the ways,

That my weary bones, aged, can no longer hold me

When the sands of time, my life's hourglass have all but passed

And my will to move on exceeds my will to remain

If the day arrives when the boundaries of pleasure and pain

Can no longer be deciphered by a troubled brain

And tearful eyes wish to be remembered, strong and smiling

The happiness of memories, not heaviness of heart

If the time comes for me to journey onwards alone

To whatever destiny I have earned, or find

Then set me free, here, over the land I love

At one,  in peace and harmony

(Paul Williams June 2008)