Death Is Not Silent

People pass, breathe their last,
they seem to be gone
but memory carries weight and substance
a presence felt just beyond
the curtain that separates death from life.
They seep into our dreams
taking walks along a stream
meet the new babies and point out
how others have grown

offer comfort when you are in pain
giving answers in times of doubt,
words of wisdom remembered
and quoted providing insight

to every situation.
Death is not silent
if your mind is open 
to you let them in.