The many ones I knew are hardly seen; <br />My friends, relatives are in scarce numbers; <br />Their memories are truly evergreen; <br />But death has put those souls in deep slumbers! <br /> <br />Most near and dear and loved ones are all gone; <br />This world looks empty but their graves abound; <br />They couldn’t be saints but sinned even alone; <br />Their cemeteries with time are hardly found! <br /> <br />Yet, most had left with venial sins galore; <br />In Purgatory, God cleanses souls by grace; <br />They need our prayers to be freed much more; <br />Like gold refined, souls enter Heaven’s haze! <br /> <br />But fiery love of God can change their roles; <br />The ones in mortal sins are nearer hell; <br />God’s mystic mercy could redeem such souls; <br />The living souls on earth can make them well! <br /> <br />All Souls’ Day comes once in a year for all; <br />Let’s empty Purgatory by praying hard; <br />Let’s fast to hasten Almighty God’s call; <br />Recite the rosary to stay on guard! <br /> <br />God, send your angels soon to fetch all souls; <br />Their sufferings are much more than on earth; <br />Let light perpetual shine upon dead souls; <br />Take them to Your Abode and grant them mirth! <br /> <br />Show mercy Lord, on every soul, we pray! <br />Let light divine annul the hellish spray; <br />Forgive them, Jesus Christ, we beg to say; <br />Ignore their trespasses on Judgment Day! <br />Lovingly dedicated to all souls on ‘All Souls’ Day! ’<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-souls-day/
