Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PASSING HUMANITY, by EMMA ZINKE HAASE


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PASSING HUMANITY, by                    
First Line: Tis not time that is passing
Last Line: One the resurrection day.
Subject(s): Mortality


'Tis not time that is passing;
It is you and me.
Time is perpetual, eternal --
A very small part are we!

Our little day to work and play
Will soon be done.
Our deeds good and bad are all recorded,
Yes, every one!

They are all recorded plain as you please
In the subconscious mind.
What will there be in your complete record
And in mine, to find?

We are not afraid to go to sleep;
In fine -- all welcome it!
But when it comes to its companion death,
It does not seem to fit . . .

And yet, 'tis perfectly natural to die,
To sink into eternal sleep --
To be tucked snugly away into earth's cool clay,
Six feet deep . . .

So let us live our little life;
Do our best along the way --
And trust the great God that all will be well;
One the resurrection day.





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