When trust is lost, how can things move forward? <br />When love is lost, how can friendship remain? <br />When hope is lost, living remains awkward; <br />When fairness lost, most men could turn insane! <br /> <br />When wealth is lost, it could be well regained; <br />When health is lost, life is only a bane; <br />When virtues lost, nothing is truly gained; <br />When peace is lost, dialogue must start again. <br /> <br />When mind is lost, how can one ever feign? <br />When man is lost, to trace him is quite sane; <br />When Will is lost, no man can live or reign; <br />When God is lost, all things we do in vain. <br /> <br />When soul is lost, the fear of Hell awaits, <br />And fail do we to enter Heaven’s gates! <br /> <br /> <br /> 8-11-2001<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-when/
