He Sleeps
He Sleeps
Cry not sweet Angel cry not
You have given all to the dying soul
Lay down the weight of your body
Rest the weakness of your heavy heart
The birds are silent in mourning
They will sing upon your ears in time
In deep quietude resound the moments
Walk the gentleness of His sacred path
He sees and feels your pain as one
Torture not alone seek and revive life
The bitterness will tire in tongues of flame
The children will grow with hope and poetry
They will not mystify in sadness of loss
But glorify the tapestry of their father
Smile with thoughts of his goodness
He sleeps in the Heaven and the minds
Never to be darkened always to be cherished
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Submitted on December 17, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKCLMNOP |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
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