THE FINAL FAREWELL SONNET
(By Verona Pentony -  Reflections of Time)

As my footprints on the earth fade away on this final day
I want to say a fond farewell  
No need to whisper anymore, for I will not hear you
No need to think I will come, as you will not see me
I ask you to be grateful for the memories we shared
Understand now my path in life has been walked
Every stone unturned, every thought cogitated
Now my legacy is all that will remain    
On this last farewell; I ask you to do what I cannot
With compassion, understand me for not saying the words I should have said to you
Find acceptance in your heart and mind using whatever reasoning it will take
(Pause)  
I must go now to my final destination
Open hands await me in far distant lands  
The garden of ‘forget me not’