The Door Beyond (2013)

We stand before the final door
That leads us on from night to day –
A portal to a promised shore,
A chance to find forevermore,
Though neither of us truly know the way.

We tremble at this final door
That leads us by the dragon’s roar,
Beneath the storm king’s jealous sway;
A portal to a promised shore
Beyond the murky, scuttling floor
Of the haunted forest, grim and fey.

But we also stand before this door
Imagining all that we’ll explore!
The treasures we’ll find and steal away!
A portal to a promised shore,
The house of dreams we’ll both adore
Beneath Aurora’s gentle ray.

We stand before the final door
And clasp each other, fore to fore;
We laugh and smile to know someday
We’ll dance upon that promised shore,
Where wine and music interpour
And children’s voices rise in play.

A final breath, we push the door
That leads us on from night to day,
A chance to find forevermore,
The portal to a promised shore,
Trusting that our love will show the way.