Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come

Death is a necessary end. It comes when it will come.

Thou know'st 'tis common; all that lives
must die,
Passing through nature to eternity.

And last of all comes death.

And I will die, and you will die, and we all will die, and even the stars will fade out one after another in time.

To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
And the temples of his gods.

Yet all things must die.
The stream will cease to flow;
The wind will cease to blow;
The clouds will cease to fleet;
The heart will cease to beat;
For all things must die.
All things must die.

Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.

Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.

All religions speak about death during this life on earth. Death must come before rebirth. But what must die? False confidence in one’s own knowledge, self-love and egoism. Our egoism must be broken. We must realize that we are very complicated machines, and so this process of breaking is bound to be a long and difficult task. Before real growth becomes possible, our personality must die.

All things must pass.

If God in his wisdom have brought close
The day when I must die,
That day by water or fire or air
My feet shall fall in the destined snare Wherever my road may lie.

The stream will cease to flow;
The wind will cease to blow;
The clouds will cease to fleet;
The heart will cease to beat;
For all things must die.

When Death to either shall come—
I pray it be first to me.