Dedication to Aunt Irene

In the first few days of May 2009 the energy withdrew from my aunt Irene and moved closer to the source.

The name Irene comes from Greek mythology and means Peace, Irene the Goddess of Peace.

The words below are my adaption of the Tim Rice classic, The Circle of Life, to which Elton John added the music.

In the circle of life

It's the wheel of fortune

It's the leap of faith

It's the band of hope

Till we find our place

On the path unwinding

In the circle, the circle of life

From the day we arrive on the planet

And blinking, step into the sun

There's more to be seen than can ever be seen

More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten

Some say live and let live

But all are agreed as they join the stampede

You should never take more than you give

There's far too much to take in here

More to find than can ever be found

But the sun rolling high through the true blue sky

Keeps us great, keeps us small, keeps us sound

And so, some of us fall by the wayside

And some of us soar to the stars

While some of us sail through our troubles

And some have to live with deep scars

Another circle of life has now passed
But it will not be her last
I have seen, in my dream
The spirit of a Queen
She is not lost
She is found
She is Irene.