Sonnet: A Family in Doldrums?

Once happy family lies in chaos now;
Its harmony and love are under test;
Perhaps some devils gained in-roads somehow;
Why things are happening thus? God knows the best.

Each sibling has problems of unique types;
God-given spouses aren’t with them to aid;
Just miracles must occur ‘By His Stripes’!
When despair mounts, beliefs appear to fade.

But God will usher in an order soon;
The Holy Spirit reigns supreme in all;
Their Catechism will act to be a boon;
God will sweeten the draught in life though gall!

The Maker keenly watches everything;
A peace profound will blossom forth like spring!
Copyright by Dr John Celes 8-15-2006

Sonnet: Wars Must Cease- Thou Shalt Not Kill!

If men keep killing fellow-men on earth
In wars that leaders start without reason,
God will deny through Nature any mirth,
And teach the human race, a good lesson!

What right has man to destroy human life?
God gave a soul to everyone by love;
He helps the human beings in all strife;
He cares for them forever from above!

All senseless killings ought to stop at once;
The wrath of God is more than Nature’s rage;
No lasting peace can be ushered by guns!
Each man must try to live akin a sage.

When sun, wind, rain can destroy man with ease,
All tendencies to kill by man must cease!
Copyright by Dr John Celes 8-5-2006

Sonnet: Most Precious Things Are Seldom Found!

A large and ripen fruit stays hidden in
The foliage dense, unseen by men and birds;
A fattened calf is safe in flock within,
And grazes meadows with the moving herds!

A lovely rose is camouflaged by more,
Escaping hands that crush it in sheer play!
Some precious gold comes from few tons of ore,
Requiring labor, and demanding pay!

An orchid lies within the deep forest,
Away from searching eyes of man and beast;
A diver plunges deep in sea for best
Pearl worn by richest ladies in a feast!

A saintly soul is rare a find on earth,
Where virtue of piety is a dearth!
Copyright by Dr John Celes 8-1-2006