Gabriel Calls
My heart belongs to providence,
as I walk that final mile
My footsteps bought and paid for,
when I clear the last denial
My faith is bold and steadfast,
a new rain begins to fall
Through the fog a horn is blowing
the gate open—Gabriel calls
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
From ‘The Book Of Prayers’
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 21, 2019
Modified on March 14, 2023
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| Scheme | XX XX XX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 325 |
| Words | 55 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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