. . . ============================================== Destiny 11 Feb 95 ============================================== . Threads a tangle, ever upwards Spreading from the earthly light Down below the fires burning People gathered in the night . So it is on sacred hillside Down below the twisting threads People watch the power rising Twisting far above their heads . Souls and spirits of their kinsmen Rise and spin into the sky From the pyre the essence rises Upwards to the next world fly . Soon the fire is damped and smoking Wake and celebration done Families weep and turn to mourning Some stay waiting for the Sun . Far above the spirits mingle Warriors killed on valiant day Now they know nirvana freedom Loosed from Earth, they fly away. . ============================================== (c) 1995 James McGowan - all rights reserved ============================================== .