Sonnet: When Does Death Come?

I never thought that she would die so soon! I planned to come and talk to her one day; I never knew the earth could lose its moon! Which human being can predict God’s way? When death takes on a person unwary, What grief afills the members of family! But known is nature of the cruel death! All things must die that have a birth on earth. ’Tis nice when death can have a rapid strike! A life of suffering, protracted, none like; ’Tis better living as if we could die; The tempter threatens always with a lie! Yet, God allows death seize a soul His time! A soul needs purity in every clime. Copyright by Dr John Celes 24-08-2015