Dog

 
Night has come to the island
All the dogs are sleeping,
Except for one
Who has died
He lay upon the ground
Still like a rock
Frozen by time

Night has come to the island
A black sky covers
the trees,
Clouds circumnavigate
the black spaces, whilst  
Birds make their final flight,  
Before saying goodnight

Sunrise will come
once more to the island,
There will be light across the ocean
And music in the forest
Crickets shall sing the morning hymn
And eyes asleep
will waken to a new day

This is the circle of life
It is inevitable and immeasurable
Bringing you into the world
and releasing you from it

The villagers walk past this dog laying in the dust,
Their trusted friend
Gone from this world, forevermore