Let Us Begin (A Poem)

Let Us Begin 

Let us begin not from the start but from the end 

It was a lovely evening in late july 

As would be expected a walk was in order 

and as such Mara was readying herself 

She died that night 

Let us begin not from the start but from the end 

It was a cold morning, deep cold 

As would be expected a shovel of snow was in order 

and as such Aeron carefully pulled on his boots 

He died that morning

Let us begin not from the start but from the end 

The window was covered in a sheet of ice 

As would be expected a needle was in order

Mort didn't want her to suffer any more 

His daughter died that morning 

Let us begin not from the start but from the end 

The trees wept quietly in the wind 

As would be expected a prayer was in order 

Valdis didn't want to live any longer 

He died that afternoon 

Let us begin from the start and worry not on the end 

It was a lovely evening in late july 

she could hear the crying in her arms, the joy!

As would be expected quiet tears where in order 

Soon-to-be Aisha didn't need to wait any longer 

She was born that evening