Sonnet: Take Life As It Comes

And when I think of those who left the earth – Of friends, relatives, known and unknown souls, I wonder what for we attained this birth, As transient seem efforts and all our goals. The emptiness and vanity of life, Is treacherous, quite daunting and fearsome; We’re caught in fighting problems amidst strife, Sometimes forgetting God and what may come. Our human endeavors will come to pass; We all must leave the planet, God gave us; Each one must carry his or her own cross, And keep the road to heaven without fuss. God has a brighter after-life for each; We need not fret or fume, advise or preach. Copyright by Dr John Celes 12-06-2015