Guilty

Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)



Is it  a crime
To be sick and old,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime
My phone seldom rings,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime to pray
A sinner saved by grace,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime to be left alone
A recluse living in the past,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime to be thankful
Of a life with it's ups and downs,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime
To have an earth angel
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime
That love always finds it's way to express itself,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime
To be longing  for my Heavenly home,
Than I am guilty
As charged.

Is it a crime
To be so heavenly minded
And no earthly good,
Than I am guilty on all counts as charged !

 

About this poem

A senior's plight

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Written on March 25, 2022

Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on March 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme axBC AxBC xxBC xxBC dxBC AdBC AxBC AxBC Axxc
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 743
Words 186
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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