Death passed by today
Waving and calling—
Come on;
I waved back
And smiling—
Said—I see
And hear you
But right now,
I’m busy with life
Engaging in labors of love;
Oh, I will most definitely
Check you out later
But not right now:-
We did not come
Into this world
To forever dwell
In its tribulations;
In its reality
Death has always been
And forever will be
Inevitable:
Yet, we must never
Despair in an inevitable
Resurrected eternity with God
Why wallow with
Dying with something
When another day
Perpendicular to earth
You are actually living with it?
I’ve decided to stand up
And look old death in the face
And faithfully say to him:
Be not proud death.
And I can say this
Because I’m a disciple
Of God—a disciple of:
Courage
Hope
Respect
Integrity
Service
Thankfulness
And when God waves
And calls me
I have no hesitations
In faithfully saying:
Here I am Father…
Ready to come on up
To dwell in that House
Not made by hands:-
Today
Whatever
Is waning my life
I shall
With waxing faith
Live with it
Until God waves
And calls me in
And each remaining day
I shall give Him
The thanksgiving
And praise
For keeping me here
To be in His service
Of labors of love—
Serving Him
By being blessedly
In service
To my fellow beings
As a reflector of His divine love
And a shield of His divine peace:-