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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Submitted by sifubear on April 04, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB CXXX XDXD XACA BX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 627 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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