Such a wonder is passing from this world! br My dear irreplaceable old father is dying, br gaunt and laconic, br stilled beyond speech br except for the twitch of an eyebrow, br flickering eyelids br and a pressing hand. br br His thinned chest looks hard at death br testing its resolve br and slowly winds down br while wings, all along br lobed in the spirit, br fill with life again. br br And he will away like the wind br around a streaming sun pillar br on a rich soft spring morning, br through a dark cloud, br across a misty rainbow, br into my heart.