From Dust We Came

From dust we came and will return;

it is life’s lesson that we learn.

From birth to grave time is short;

though we try the truth distort.

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For some life ends before begun;

others age long; life sweetly done.

In youth or age; it matters not;

Death is the promise not forgot.

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To celebrate or mourn the loss;

is left to loved ones bear that cross.

For life well lived with love and grace;

is not mourned with death’s embrace.

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From dust we came and will return;

it is life’s lesson that we learn.

Babies greet their life with frightened cry;

Aged greet death with serene gentle sigh.