A friend of mine just passed away <br />and so it made me stop and think: <br />How long the wait until the day <br />when I too must become extinct? <br /> <br />I will not hurry the time, no doubt, <br />for that is the coward's way out, <br />but when God calls and says it's time <br />I will begin my upward climb. <br /> <br />Or just perhaps it may well be <br />that someone else will beckon me. <br />I will relax and take it slow <br />if I must travel down below. <br /> <br />We had one thing in common, we <br />both loved the game of chess, you see. <br />Is there a chance it will prevail <br />on the other side of the veil?<br /><br />Kim Barney<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/eternal-game-2/
