Sonnet: When Needs Arise In Life … Poem by Dr John Celes

If man is put in undue stress and strain,
And need for wealth and name and fame arise,
From heaven comes down grace of God like rain:
By perseverance, toil, he can surprise.

Hard labor pays rich dividends so fast;
God sees his heart and aids him reach his aim;
Despair becomes a thing erased of past;
He wins with ease honorably life's game!

When needs arise in life and you can toil,
The God-believer reaps a harvest rich;
His vessel fills to brim with heaven's oil -
And glory comes to him without a hitch.

The world is struck with awe and wonderment,
And people build him soon a monument!

Copyright by Dr John Celes 06-01-2016