The ones I loved, no longer are with me; <br />The ones I knew are scattered in the globe; <br />Some ones I hated too have left early; <br />My frame is getting smaller for my robe! <br /> <br />My kith and kin are busy in their work; <br />The land I knew has changed a lot with time; <br />My foes have vanished or have gone berserk; <br />The modern man has greatly changed the clime! <br /> <br />My years are fleeting rather speedily; <br />The little ones I knew have grown up tall; <br />Some souls are saving wealth still, greedily; <br />Most ears seem deaf to Heaven’s warning call! <br /> <br />The kinds of sins have multiplied on earth; <br />’Tis sad that many souls might miss the Mirth! <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 2-25-2007<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-when-is-my-time-to-leave/
