I'm Not On My Deathbed

I’m not on my deathbed yet,

Nor am I gray around the ears

My 30^th year I haven’t even met

And I still look young for my years.

Yet eternity doth play on my mind

And teases me with celestial serenity;

So I have made my peace with dyin’

And no longer dread that destiny.

But eternity will be much too long

If I must spend that time alone

And I will be lost in the angelic throng

If I kneel solitary before the King’s throne.

So kneel beside me and stay by my side

And together we’ll enjoy the eternal ride.

February 1993

Technically not a sonnet because of the meter