Sonnet: Heaven Decrees All Things On Earth

Nothing on earth can happen on its own; All things require sanction that’s divine; No one since birth is really alone; Heaven decides inebriety of wine! Only a fool expects his labor’s worth; Some soar much higher than they can, not long; Some woes befall in periods after mirth; A silence dead comes after every song! Let man not think that he achieves all things; The Maker has allowed a freedom strange; No one is truly great even ’midst kings; God-given talents are umptine in range! Let man not boast about his mundane pelf; Without God’s help, nothing man does himself! Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-23-2006