Grief Poems: The Clock of Life by Robert H. Smith

The clock of life is wound but once
And no man has the power
To tell just where the hands will stop,
At late or early hour.
To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed,
To lose one’s health is more.
To lose one’s soul is such a loss
As no man can restore.
The present only is our own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in ‘tomorrow’
For the clock may then be still.

3 thoughts on “Grief Poems: The Clock of Life by Robert H. Smith”

  1. I love this poem for many reasons. One reason is because my older brother would say this over and over again. He is struggling every day, but and yet his faith is strong.

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