After the funeral
I got a taxi home
All the folk had gone away
I was left alone
I feared the lonely moment
Of opening the door
Knowing as I stepped inside
You are here no more
I felt the warm air straightaway
The welcome of my home
The place we shared contentedly
No more need to roam
But now no one to share it with
What am I to do?
How to live to carry on
A life now without you
I plumbed the depths of sadness
Sorrow darkness too
Felt like giving up
Nothing more to do
But I came to resurrection
I found myself anew
My spirit now is soaring
I thank my God and you
Brian Fahy
16 April 2022
+ Resurrection does not only occur at death. We die inside many times while we live this mortal life, and new life can happen for us. Holy Saturday is a day of silence for all who follow the Lord. We contemplate the silence of the tomb. No word is spoken in the Church this day. My thoughts turned to the day of Margaret’s funeral and how I feared returning to an empty house.
Days of sadness were followed by days of struggle and then by days of deep darkness, even into depression. But life returned to my soul and spirit. Tablets calmed me. Counselling brought me back to life. I was blessed with grandchildren and now I am back writing with lively spirit every day.
Whoever reads this, I wish you a deepening of faith in the Lord and the blessing of Easter life.
Erris Poetry 