Rowing In Eden is a funeral poem by Mark Gregory about about two friends drifting towards heaven together in their metaphorical rowing boat.

Rowing In Eden

by Mark Gregory

We rowed, my friend and I,
out past the swallowing reeds
and the water lilies
to where the river opened
into a world of morning light
and the herons’ voices
and the musky scent of redemption
and then we dipped our oars in unison
and glided silently toward heaven.

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