On the Death of My Sister

On the Death of a Dear Sister


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Death of a dear kin

Creates a void deep within

A thousand things she taught and said

Come back to mind again

You feel lost and distraught

In a manner never before thought

Transience of life fills you with despair

Will all elders you love go like this?

Will you be left alone to find your way?

You realize the value of flesh and blood

Frailty of friendship you thought so high of

Strikes you all on a sudden

In hours of grief pals have no time for you

Only kith and kin know how you feel

My beloved sister left us without a word

So full of life she was always

One could hardly believe she would go so soon

She had so many things to tell us all

Of her children she had gone to visit

Yet she went before she could share her joy with us

Sister, dear, we loved you, wanted you amidst us

But God loved you more and called

You had to go when the Almighty called

But forever you will be with us