How Long Should I Stay (Sonnet)

How long should I stay, it’s a question of time

As long as you need I suppose, if you must.

Do we really have a say, I say no to the climb

From birth to our death, in the Divine we must trust.

 

One minute or years, it’s out of our control

How long we will be on this earth, we don’t know.

Fear of our passing, certainly taking its toll

For when heaven comes calling, we must go.

 

Try as we might, we can’t stave our own ends

Rearing it’s head, unexpected most times.

This circle of life, no mere mortal can bend

As we wait for the hour, Reaper’s bell to chime.

 

Be thankful for what time we have in this life, fleeting it is to be certain,

Loving your children, mother, father, husband, wife, before you draw your last curtain.

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Comments

10 responses to “How Long Should I Stay (Sonnet)”

  1. Jonathan Caswell Avatar

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    BE THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE HAVE—–GOOD THOUGHT!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you Jonathan, I appreciate you support very much.

      1. Jonathan Caswell Avatar

        ORT-ORT!

  2. Lois Avatar

    You have such talent!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you so much, how very kind of you to say. :)

  3. writersdream9 Avatar

    I just love your work!!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I am very glad that you do, it really is nice when people tell you. Thank you so much.

  4. martha0stout Avatar

    I loved the cadence of reading through this.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you, I love to write sonnets although I don’t know that I always do them very well. They really are quite challenging.

      1. martha0stout Avatar

        And the fact that you keep working on it shows your dedication.

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