Frail hourglass of flesh
your sands of time be blood
only God above may thresh
let loose the dying flood

Oh sands may you flow smoothly
slide down as light on glass
yet if a shake should clog these grains
I'll pray for strength to last

frail hourglass be strong I pray
fight cracks of fear, of loss
hold firmly closed until the day
from life to death I cross

07/01/2005