Enjoy every day in your life. Smile often, and look for the good. Our life is like a flash of light, burning bright, then gone. From breath to breath we are born and die.
First flashing as a star, shining with every promise,
Then settling into orbit, steady into life as breath exhales.
We turn, and what we leave is what we bring
Between the breaths.
Ecclesiastes 3 begins: There is a time for everything and a
season for every activity under the heavens. In this book, Solomon explores the
meaning of life. By the end of chapter 12, Solomon understands that the lures
and adventures of life alone are meaningless and shares, "Fear God and keep his
commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every
deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."
I wrote this poem to read at my brother's memorial. My brother fell off the dock where he worked and hit his head. It was a sudden passing.
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