Jerry Bolton Poet Rhyme

I'M Almost Certain I Will Die

I'm almost certain I will die
In a thunderstorm from the sky.
It will be my finest hour,
Oh, don't do that, look so dour.

I will have lived large in my time,
So, it's okay, church bells can chime,
Though I'm not a religious man,
But the Golden Rule I'm a fan.

It's what we do before we go
That gives us gladness, maybe woe.
Some will say, why'd it take so long,
Others will sob o'er my bones.

What can I say, what can I do?
Maybe they're right, I'm overdue.
I do know for a natural fact,
I lived my life not in abstract.

Have I really given my best?
No, not me, I've lived life in jest.
We're all given our DNA's,
It pulls and prods like we're its prey

I'm almost certain I will die
In a thunderstorm from the sky.
It will be my finest hour,
Oh, don't do that, look so dour.

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J. Tudor March 12, 2016 at 11:36 AM Ah...this piece caught my attention...as I once went out into a thunderstorm and sat in a metal framed swing, waiting for a lightening bolt. I needless to say, was having a bad day! I figured my death would be seen merely as a tragic accident, and nothing more. The world is so small sometimes... J.

Njeri Hunjeri March 28, 2015 at 6:56 AM "It's what we do before we go That gives us gladness, maybe woe." Yes!!

Logan Holliday March 25, 2015 at 10:21 AM Death has never been so beautiful.

Constance La France March 25, 2015 at 9:48 AM Jerry, a well done rhyme poem, full on wonderful words and lines, a perfect 7 rating and thanks for visiting my poem, and the rains came . . .