For Ben



Do not cry, nor fear for one  
Passed beyond this life.
They've left this world and passed beyond
The torment, pain and strife.    

They've found themselves caught up again
In Father's loving arms.
He'll keep them close in his embrace
Apart from toil and harm.  

It's hard for us, those left behind,
Caught up in woe and grief;
We have work here on this earth
Before we find relief.  

Remember those past on before
To heaven's grand mansion;
For when we die, we meet again
A joyous reunion!

© Criss F. Rosenlof 5/30/2011
-I wrote this poem when we lost our second grandchild to hemorrhagic pneumonia at the age of 3 days old.
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Scheme ABXB CXXX XDXD XACA BX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 627
Words 118
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

Criss F Rosenlof

Criss has been writing poetry since a "Reflections" contest in the second grade. He has been married for over 30 years as of this writing, and has 4 children, and 8 grandchildren. more…

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