Acrostic.
Even now I seem to see thee,
Lovely boy, with thy sweet smile,
Bright and beautiful as when
Reading that holy book, the while
I listened to thee, little dreaming,
Docile, gentle, pleasant child,
God who gave, so soon would take thee,
Even thee, so sweet, so mild.
But how merciful in chastening
Our father is - oh! bless his name -
Your little face was decked with smiles,
Dear child, just when the summons came.
Escaped from lingering sickness, thou hadst
Nought to mar thy little frame.
While ye mourn the dear departed,
Each bitter feeling disallow;
Look to heaven, ye broken hearted,
Look, and with submission bow.
In thy hour of deepest sorrow,
Never murmur, dare not blame;
God, who wounds, alone can heal thee;
Trust his power and praise his name.
Oh! may we say, each, every one,
"Not my will, but thine be done."
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEAEDFGFEFHIHIJFAFKK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 149 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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