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Open are the double doors of the horizon
Unlocked are its bolts

Clouds darken the sky
The stars rain down
The constellations stagger
The bones of the hell hounds tremble
The porters are silent
When they see this king
Dawning as a soul

Men fall
Their name is not
Seize thou this king by his arm
Take this king to the sky
That he not die on earth
Among men

He flies who flies
This king flies away from you
Ye mortals
He is not of the earth
He is of the sky

Written as a part of opera "Akhnaten" (by Philip Glass) these words seem the most appropriate now when Pope John Paul II has passed away at the age of 84.

I am not a religious man, but I have a deep respect for him for his accomplishments to shape a better world for all of us. As often happens, you learn more about people when they are not with us any more...

Men fall
Their name does not.