A Sudden Stopping of the Breath

I recently encountered a poem I enjoyed and wanted to share with you. LeRoy Tate Newland was an American pastor, a missionary to Korea, and a poet. Among his poems is this brief reflection on the death of a Christian (which, appropriately, is titled “A Christian’s Death”). I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.And what is death? A sudden stopping of the breathThat one may breathe a rarer airWhere all is fair.You say he died.Can life be greater glorifiedThan to unclose pain-w