Faith In Death
by
Anthony Lane Stahlhut
(Age: 48)
copyright 06-04-2005
Age Rating: 7 to 127
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Length of life is never known.
Heaven or hell, which will be home?
Walk in the clouds or through fire roam,
what is there for us in the end?
See those we knew that left first,
some held Bibles, some were cursed.
What to expect, the best or worst,
what does the future have in store?
What does it take to get inside?
How do we fix wrongs we can't hide?
Ask for forgiveness, the rules abide,
hopefully you will get a key to the gate.
Teach those that follow to follow well.
Tell them of heaven and warn them of hell.
Hope something you say will ring a bell.
You show water, but can't make them drink.
Even then we don't know if we're right.
Faith must do, no proof in sight.
I pray I may, I pray I might,
and I place my faith in God!
( Inspired by Brian Dickenson's "Death" and Mary "BrytEyz" Ball's reply "What Comes With Death")
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Good work, I liked this. It's dark and original. I stopped being Christian for many reasons, but I still enjoyed reading this poem. I liked the rhymes. And I'll be sure to read the poems that inspired you too. I hope to read more dark poems soon and keep up the good work.
For some reason I keep reading the word "tonight" at the very end of your poem, but then that would just make it rhyme... no good. LOL. I do so appreciate your writing this in response to both my poem and Brian's poem. Although I do not personally believe in hell, I do like that you've shared your own thoughts and beliefs. :-) Thank you SOOO much!
Hi, Anthony, luckily, we do not know when our time is up and that's good, for heaven's sake! You have some very good lines in this poem, but at times, it seems that the rhyming is a bit forced. In the third stanza, the last line seems to stand out, unprotected. I love the picture of the angel. Overall, I think it is a very good poem. I hope I'm not being too critical!
Faith is one of the three cardinal virtues and so hard to stick to, especially in difficult times. But I agree, and have found, that the lack of it, and the desire to be one's own god, is so much more harmful to all. Thanks for the reminder.
I do like this Anthony. We all, if we are thinking beings will question the reason for being, and what, if anything comes after.
For me it's not faith, but hope, although I guess both are blind.
I'm honoured that you found some inspiration in my efforts.
Thank you, Brian
The Bible says, "For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I've committed unto Him, against that day."
That is the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Other than that, everthing else is up to Him. We'll just have to wait and see.
Welcome !
