EXPECTING

EXPECTING To dust, shall this body of mine return The dust that composed it But to him that gave me breath My soul shall return   The quest then will be over When God and the dust claim their own The long wait will end And a longer stay will begin   Though many may wish But this stay will not end Be there a wishing or a wishing not Eternity shall come and nog go away!

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SUNSET

SUNSET When the rays are golden pale Signaling the end of the day When the shades of black close-in And the birds fly home to roost   When the joy fades from age And birth is a thing of long ago When no claim can be laid ahead As moth and rust have dined in full   When the world draws its curtain And heaven awaits its own When the sun is indeed about to set Stray men will know […]

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WHEN GOOD MEN DIE

  Two gone in recent times!Could it be better than limes?When you least expectYou pay your last respectDeath sounds no clarion callYet it would never stallPleasant memories still fresh Present thoughts in a mesh That wishes could just stay Whether or not we pray Then i`ll never lose anyone Or mourn a single one They were gone before my eyes Like the throwing of dice Doubtless to say we all are sent, Though our destinies be different Each with a […]

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