The Great Unknown

A little scary, I would say,
That great ethereal unknown
Waiting, watching, unforgiving
On the shores of Brigadoon.

Never mind that life is brief
And time accelerates with age.
Loved ones leave to their reward
Always too soon. Much too soon.

And we are left to wait and wonder
When our number might be chose and
What may lie beyond horizons
Once mortality has flown.

Shall the soul ascend to find
The joys of everlasting peace
To reunite with loved-ones past,
To sit beside the highest throne?

Faith alone can move the stone,
Can shine a light where none has shone,
Assure us we are not alone
And guide us through the great unknown.

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