Passing

I was thinking this day about my parents who have both passed over as have my wife’s parents.

I heard the sad news that a friend had just lost her parent.

I thought that this time in our life needs special note. As I thought of it I wrote my thoughts down.

When friends pass over

It reminds me that my time will also come

I remember my frailty

I think of their accomplishments

And I don’t know half of them.

I think of the sons and daughters

I think of acquaintances and friends

Their close family, their careers

And all those whose life has been touched.

I look outside and see the trees

The birds, the flowers

The distant hills and plains

And think all this was here before

and is still here now.

Life goes on for each of us

We will all have our moments

Our achievements, highs and lows

I sometimes think I could have done it better.

And when it is my time

I hope to step through that threshold into, that next level

For I hope, all that I have learned

Will assist me to be ready for the things to come.

I wish I could have said farewell to each and everyone

But the nature of this transition

Is that I can’t

But know this, that you were all loved

And I welcome that, when we meet again, hereafter.

Luigi Giuseppe Vittorio

25 April 2024