Life And Death Are Twine Poem by Sherif Monem

Life and death are twine
Inseparable amazing twins

They hang together on a thread
Singing and swinging on a rope

A moment there is full life
Other moment there is death

When there is no breath and
no heart beats there is death

Life is a precarious thing
Try your best to preserve it

The shadow of far death
Brings sadness and agony

As long as there is hope
Lust for life is powerful

The desire of life and survival
An instinct nature has bestowed

Like a rising sun and its rays
piercing the darkness of night

You may wish to live forever
But time is absolute grinder

The farewell rays of the sinking sun
Announce the end of the bright day lights

Death is a cup that has been tasted by everyone
From that time of immemorial never been written

A cup that was drunk by the kings
The queens, the mighty and tyrants

A common cup for the rich and the poor
The sage, the wise and the simple fools

The tree full of fruits in hot summer
The tree bare of fruits in cool winter

The garden full of flowers in spring
The fallen crisp brown leafs in autumn

The joyful life is garden full of bloom
The shadow of death is the dark clouds

The happy moment of birth and the celebration
The time of death the tears, sorrows and cries

The fear of death of yourself
The fear of death of your loved ones

Lot of concerns and sadness
Lot of worries and helplessness

Death is unwelcome news and morbid
You do not need thought of death to absorb you

Through passage of times and through the ages
We have learned to bury the constant death fear

It is human instinct to look forward
Not to dwell on unhappy thoughts

If you are enjoying life
You wish to live forever

If life turns sour and pain
You may wish to depart away

For the faithful through prayers
There will be another rewarding life

by the blessings of the great loving creator
there will be singing angels and white doves