Poem By Mattie Ruth Cole

Billy's Last Rite

Oct. 18, 2009


Listening to the music, looking at the flowers.

Wondering about God's mighty powers.

In the coffin lies a lifeless body of a good man.

His spirit has now gone to the Promised Land.



He had his time on this earth below,

Making preparations for his time to go.

God beckoned to him many years back.

And he took the invitation to get on God's track.



He was walking with the Lord when we met that day.

And it showed in his face that he was living God's way.

While bowing in Church we could hear his prayer

As he spoke to God, while God was listening there.



Now we won't hear his prayers anymore.

But we have a memory of how it was before.

The humbleness in his quiet voice,

Let us know he had made a good choice.



He had chose to live for God sometimes before.

Never to live the old ways, anymore.

Now his body lies silent alone,

But his soul has gone to his heavenly home.



Though we are saddened by his going,

We are looking for the reaping of his sowing.

And some time in the future, we too, will go away,

But until then we will praise God, and continue to pray.