The Island of the West
(by Starhawk)
The ship is on the shoreline,
The crossing it is near,
The time has come to say goodbye
To all who loved you here.
Give back your body to the earth
Like a child to its mother's breast,
And may you then grow young again,
On the Island of the West.
Lay down, lay down your burdens,
Lay down your treasures too.
The love you gave and gathered
Is all you'll take with you.
But know to me your memory
Will evermore be blessed,
And may you then grow young again,
On the Island of the West.
They say there is an orchard
Across the farthest sea,
Where fruit and bud and blossom
Grow together on the tree.
The hurt will there find healing,
The weary there find rest,
And may you then grow young again
On the Island of the West.