The Mortal Span

The Mortal Span
By Daniel Parks

Life upon this mortal span,
a gift from God above.
He sets the time for us to live,
 and measures it with love.
And though our time on earth seems short,
 our lives forever be.
For when we leave terrestrial bonds,
 from time we are set free.

It seems as if time passed us by,
 and now our loved one's gone.
 And all we have are memories,
while yet we carry on.
Their gentle smile and warm embrace,
 their voice still ringing loud.
Those loving times remembered well,
 this one above the crowd.

Time, it seems, an enemy,
 that steals our life away.
From childhood to death's empathy,
 now seems like just a day.
But reckoned by God's grand design,
 life only lasts awhile.
And then we're in His hallowed land,
 safe from mortal trial.

Thanks be to God who gives us love,
 the good forever lasts.
And trying times that separate,
 ne'er echo from the past.
 This person left their legacy,
 on which we can depend.
Remembrance of those happy times,
 and life that has no end.