A Pale Horseman: Death Rides Poem by Terence George Craddock

"When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice
of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see."
So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name
of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed
with him. And power was given to them over a fourth
of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death,

and by the beasts of the earth." What does this mean?
The macabre pale rider is death. The realm of the dead.
All human beings all creatures living must fall in death.
People will die of natural disasters disease famine wars
accidents old age modern medicine failed to cure old age.

This is presently still true nothing more to be said?
There are choices live in peace or support national wars?
There are choices live safe or break laws take risks?
There are choices hard drugs excessive alcohol bad diet?
There are choices good diet exercise to prolong good health?
There are choices take a happiness pill relax live long prosper?