The Abbey In The Oak: ( Inspired By Caspar David Friedrich's Painting, 1809-10)

The following scene may seem very bleak,

But it captures the human quest to dream:

Monks bury a coffin at a ruined

Gothic abbey. It signifies the end

Of mortal life. Yet, hope and faith remain

In the promise of heaven's hallowed ways.

The procession moves amidst ancient, gnarled

Oak trees which tower above it. Life's hard;

Yet there is a faint light that never dies,

Which some cling to, and it glows in their eyes.