I LOVE THE LAST TWO LINES...FOR, INDEED IT IS 'HE' THAT 'COMES FOR US' IN HIS APPOINTED TIME. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND 'DOING MY THING' DEATH FRIGHTENED ME. THEN I GAVE MY LIFE TO CHRIST AND...SLOWLY...THE FEAR HAS RECEDED. IT'S GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. HE LOVES ME AND MY HOME IS PREPARED. SO...I WAIT. NOT CLAMORING FOR DEATH, MIND YOU...BUT SATISFIED WITH KNOWING WHO IS COMING FOR ME. A VERY GOOD PIECE, THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Unlike what is so often shown on TV and wherever, the traditional tarot does not portend death as a bad thing. It is but a change in life, in which there are many portals of death to transcend over its course. It's in our DNA to fear it, unfortunately.

Rebecca

Well penned John. I once being a new Christian, still felt scared of death because I was not sure what awaited me. However, after reading the Bible in detail and reading many books about life after death, I am actually looking forward to life with our Father in Heaven. My best friend had a near death experience. He got in a bad ski accident. I called to see how he was doing and he was pronounced DEAD! Then a few hours later I got a call and his brother said he came back to LIFE! He was suppose to be a vegetable but God miraculously brought him back to a full life. Afterwards, I helped him write a book about his experiences in the afterlife. He met Jesus and he also met Lucifer. I am so close to him that I know this man does not make-up stories. He mentioned about colors we will see that are not on earth. He mentioned joy we will feel that is indescribable. He mentioned a conversation he had with Jesus without ever moving his lips. He also mentioned how good looking Lucifer looked and how it's so easy to be attracted to his promises of lust. I read other testimonies about others who experience almost exactly the same kind of world on the other side. The bright colors, the perfect singing, the abundant joy, and a euphoric feeling that's not of this earth. Many say, we now live in a temporary world that seems so unreal. They say that for them, other side is REALITY! They all cannot wait to go back but they also know Jesus has plans for them so they must fill full their mission. So I am blessed to have first-hand witnesses in my church that I am not scare of death anymore. In fact, I was recently bit near my heart by a Brown recluse spider. The nurses in the hospital said I came close to death and wondered if I was scared. "Not at all." I replied and I went on to telling them about how much at peace I was and if the Lord wanted to take me, I was willing to go. Anyway, if you would like more information about some of these books just ask. I will provide.

PS: Very insightful poem! I noticed it was written in 2009. Do you still feel that way?

I would accept that warning that Mike speaks of, but am not afraid, I don't think, to die, just looking forward to what will happen in the great beyond...-e-

It remains the ultimate mystery. At 65, I know I've got less time in front of me, than I do behind me. And i always like George Carlin's idea of getting a 2 minute warning.

I'm eighty years of age, at "Death's Door," I suppose. Still, I do not "shudder and shake" concerning this. Probably should, but I do not.

You have let spirit itself to flow through your pen on this one, John! Sometimes I wonder if we pass through another "membrane" into a new dimension........your words get me going, my man!! Write on!!

Love ya!

Jane