I'm Almost Certain I Will Die

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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2017-05-08 08:47 PM

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.

©April 3, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

P.U Stinkenbaum
Member
Posts 388
No Fan Of Exhaust Fans

1 posted 2017-05-08 09:16 PM

Couldn't help but raise a chuckle reading you this evening Mr. Bolton. If I knew you well and you knew me, I can see us two pouring some of that cheap stuff of yours until we both looked pretty "dour"!

Yep! I'm pretty sure it's gonna happen to me too! Salute to you Sir!

Just out looking for the real me...

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2017-05-08 10:31 PM

Heh.Heh Yeah, that would be a slug fest to beat all slug fest, wouldn't it, PU?

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2017-05-11 08:28 AM

We all gotta go sometime...just glad you haven't got hit by a bus. ~L

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2017-05-11 08:31 AM

I don't know, Lori, at least the bus is quicker. Thank you for your usual witty response.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2017-05-12 08:31 PM

The first line we all share...after that I believe in John 3:16...James

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

6 posted 2017-05-12 08:35 PM

Believe what you will, James, I will do the same. Either way, it is what we all believe which keeps us going. Thank you for reading and commenting.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

miscellanea
Member Elite

since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

7 posted 2017-05-18 12:26 PM

I love this! Especially the verse about DNA and whole thing! Can ya feel a smile?

`misc`

Bluesy Socrateaser
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since 2002-11-07

Posts 2417
In The Mirror

8 posted 2017-05-18 01:45 AM

It's well that a man should reckon with his mortality and I liked your take on it Jerry Pat.

...just bein' Bluesy

Poet In Pink
Senior Member
Posts 1066
MI

9 posted 2017-05-18 02:31 AM

Pleased to meet you Jerry ~ Much enjoyed your lighthearted look at what each of us will face one day. Look forward to reading more from you.

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