Passport for the Dead (Crossing the Lethe) to be tucked into a pocket before burial Take all that is good with you: Bright, clear sunshine, The snap of fresh green peas, Watermelon in summer, Thick stew in winter, And running dogs, tongues hanging out – Fires in cold weather – Sitting thigh-to-thigh – Warm rain like tears – And a flask of our river water Drink only from this – Refuse all other waters! Please don’t forget Please remember I will be with you soon
