Analysis of My Dear Daddy
My dear daddy now awaits!
Must hurry - driving so fast,
please excuse my awful haste.
Praying the minutes will last
as there's just no time to waste.
To give one final farewell -
so many things left to tell.
But life's clock is ticking too fast
out of time - indeed, almost gone
A few more sands down the hourglass
and then 'twill be just me to carry on.
Your talent for makin' music was unsurpassed
Like sounds coming down from Heav'n above
Filling house and hearts with your deep love
never thought it would end, but even it couldn't last.
To hear you play those strings -
Was something right out of a dream
To hear you perform again, I'd give anything
You now play violin and guitar for the King of Kings!
And thank you, dear Dad,
my audience and biggest fan
You taught me and encouraged me
in guitar and every plan.
And, oh, to hear you sing a song!
No doubt it will be heaven's choice
to have your beautiful bass voice
joining the angelic choir throng.
“It's okay, dear Dad,
Please, go now and rest.
You've given all you had -
Many treasured gifts to us
and laid up in Heav'n above -
Oh, how richly we've been blessed
with your faith, hope and love!”
With a heart full of grace and feelings
you gave credit where credit was due,
never withholding a compliment - or even two!
‘Twas just one of the many things
we always so admired about you.
How fitting for dear dad,
Who was long ago re-born,
To depart this terrestrial world
on a sunny Sunday morn!
And into a beautiful blue sky
your sanctified spirit freed to fly
to a new home supernal
where Love reigns eternal.
Maybe 'tis wrong,
but I really must admit -
I do envy you, dear Dad,
yes, quite a bit.
More than ready
to join you there
“Lord, come quickly!”
my perpetual prayer.
But if He chooses to wait
I know ‘tis only a little while
Till I'm greeted by your smile
and warm embrace
when we meet again, face-to-face.
For soon I, too, will fly away,
where “goodbye” we'll nevermore say.
Sharing endless days filled with praise
in that promised land of eternal day.
I can almost imagine
what you might say
if you could have a talk
here with me today:
"Don't cry for me,
I've completed my race
now claiming my reward
in that much better place.
Where I can relax and unwind,
tell all my favorite stories,
and share what's on my mind.
You know...just like old times."
Yes, me and you, my dear Daddy -
and many loved ones gone before -
again talking & walking, hand-in-hand,
our paths lit by Him on that peaceful shore.
No more trials - no more bodies sore,
just happy and blessed forevermore!
Dedicated to Glenn L. Wright by your loving children: Rob, Sue, Jeanne & Dan
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Metre | 1110101 1101011 1011101 1001011 1111111 111101 1101111 11111011 1110111 01111010 0111111101 11011010101 111011101 101011111 1011111101101 111111 11011101 11101011110 11100100110111 01111 11000101 11100101 00101001 01111101 11111101 11110011 10010101 1111 11101 110111 1010111 0110101 1110111 111101 101111010 111011011 1001001001101 11110101 111010011 110111 1110111 101101001 101011 001010011 1110111 10111 111010 1011 1110101 1110111 1101 1110 1111 1110 101001 1111011 111100101 1110111 0101 11101111 11111101 111101 10101111 0110110101 111010 1111 111101 11101 1111 101011 110101 011101 11101001 11110010 011111 11111 11011110 01011101 011010101 10111111101 111011101 110011 100011111110101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 2,703 |
Words | 499 |
Sentences | 30 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 8, 6, 1 |
Lines Amount | 83 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on July 02, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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