Gone in Thirteen Years



When she was but a tot,
a chubby little bundle of dread and joy,
I’d asked God to watch over her,
and her angel came and sat down with mine;
 I knew he was there,
I could feel him.

Now with pomposity and flaunting,
her angel is vanished,
and mine seems to leave at thirteen.
She’s here but my baby is gone,
and I asked heaven to bring her back.
I’d do anything to be with my angel again.

Flesh is for the worms,
 but a cultured mind creates delightful recollections, perpetual.
Today, the whole world nurtures my child,
and the house has more volume; it echoes our voices.
If she doesn’t listen to God’s voice through mine
She’ll be a feast for all of society.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme XXXAXX XXXXXX XXXXAX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 655
Words 126
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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