"MH17 -- Announcing a Delayed Arrival"

"MH17 -- Announcing a Delayed Arrival"

I can never speak so clearly
of any Death so horrifying
of a broken-winged bird
in a clear blue sky yonder flying
Only the ones awaiting
for a closure
for a homecoming
of loved ones still smiling
in the minds of those living
in their eyes no more tears
all dried up
so that memories of such Death so unwanting
can be slowly erased
and as a question of life's mysteries
that comes a visitin'
till Death too do one part ...
those memories -- eased by the tears no more
Tears so crystal clear
I can never speak of -- so clearly
Rest in eternal peace -- souls released
finally-- to answer Life's most profound mystery
-- ar