I STAND IN ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND LOOK TO THE WEST
THE MIGHTY MOHAWK RUNS WITH A FORCE LIKE LIFE ITSELF
I LOOK AS FAR AS I CAN SEE UNTIL THE RIVER DISAPPEARS
AND WHILE I CANNOT SEE IT ANY MORE I KNOW IN MY HEART IT RUNS WITH THE SAME MIGHTY FORCE
MY BARE FEET ARE FIRMLY GROUNDED IN THE SNOW AND IT IS THAT WHICH CONNECTS ME WITH THE RIVER
AS THE SNOW MELTS BENEATH MY FEET THE WATER RUNS TO THE RIVER
LIFE IS COMPLETE
I AM PART OF THIS MAJESTIC CIRCLE
I AM READY TO BRING YOU WITH ME, MOM. FOREVER IN PEACE
IT'S TIME TO GO HOME

In Peace forever
Paul
1/10/08

(written 2 weeks before the passing of my mother in 2007)