The Passage Into The Sleep In Eternity

The Passage Into The Sleep In Eternity

An autumnal night, the woods are still
Only the sea sings in the far distance
If this is the peace I wish away
Away with the dawn, into silence

The raging storm inside must be calmed
The pounding heart tamed to stillness
All thoughts banished, into silence
All tears swept into the cold grave

When I lay myself to rest this night
I will never live to see another dawn
Even as the lamp's flickering fire fades
My eyes are closing for the last time

To pass away to the sleep in eternity
To cross the beautiful threshold of peace
Where no tears flow, no emotion stirs
In the great black nothingness