It’s not about the body

Royston 1946 (Reading)



It’s not about this body that’s subject to decay.
but it’s about the soul that will never fade away.
This body’s getting older and does not function well
and upon its limitations my mind began to dwell.

Then to me, “Fear not,” I heard God’s Holy Spirit say,
“Though your body shall die your soul will soar away
and will rise victorious above this earthly plain
ascending into heaven where there shall be no more pain.”

About this poem

Written after visiting my sister and hearing her say “If I was given the choice of denying Jesus and being well again, I would still choose Jesus and remain as I am.” This enabled my wife to win the victory over some negative feelings she had been having over the last 3-4 days about the limitations of declining health.

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Submitted by royston on June 10, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB AACC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 435
Words 78
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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