The Upanishads, religious teachings which form the foundations of Hinduism
at the moment of death
our breath
breaks up
into particles of light
and gathering
all that we are
descends
into the heart
where it illuminates
what has been in the dark
until
trailing light
and life
we are sucked
into a wheeling
hub of air
and sun,
beyond a drum-like rift
into a moon
to a place
free of snow