A Chronicle of Songs

You wandered through the mortal world for a thousand years, yet you let me see you only one last time. You traded a cycle of reincarnation for a full moon beside my pillow. I wish my memories would stop at your frail fingertips. By the Bridge of Helplessness stands a blue stone called the Three Lives Stone. It records past and present lives, and the words carved into its surface are as red as blood. At the very top are four large characters: "May you soon reach the other shore."