I stood watching you...

I stood watching you while you rested
The sense that your closed eyes 
Might blink open 
In the brilliance of your light

I stood watching you while you slept
The beauty of your heart
Beat an invisible rhythm 
Reciting the nourishment of your care

I stood watching you in your repose
The scent of your skin 
Wrapped around your body
A warm haven of embrace lays in wait

We walked the long road
Into the furnace of rites
I bow down in your grace
As your flame licked away my tears

These ashes of memories
Scattered into the ocean
Into the eternal 
Ebb and flow

May the light of the sun 
Dance and celebrate
In the colours
Of all your love

May the moon watch over you
A mirror of your soul
Reflecting the tender beauty 
Of all your strife

May the sea birds sing you songs 
Of your children 
Offering your protection
In your journey safely home

In loving memory of my father, Chua Kian Peng❤