Sonnet: Angeline

Sonnet: Angeline

A cheerful girl of adolescent age:
Who smiled always and helped others to laugh;
Who helped mother in chores and read each page;
Whose heart was large and suffered nightly cough!

Well-mannered girl, who studied hard and worked,
She looked after the little ones at home;
She cleaned the house and cooked and washed and joked;
Early from bed, she wore a face welcome!

A favorite of everyone, she was;
She wore plain clothes and led a simple life;
Her sudden death at fourteen was a loss;
She patiently bore disease amidst strife!

An Angel- God took her away when young;
In Heaven now, she prays to Jesus, clung!

“Is it true that good earthlings named ‘Angeline’ die early?”
Yes, may be when they live up to their heavenly names!
Dedicated fondly in memory of my elder sister
(late) Angeline Mary Rexina
Copyright by Dr John Celes 16-1-2006