rhymarhyma WRITERS’ MENTOR (500 + posts)
Posts : 549 Join date : 2011-08-11 Location : Denver, CO
| Subject: One more day Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:17 pm | |
| Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake...
dear God, please send me back, for my children's sake
I promised my babies I wouldn't leave, I wouldn't die
until they spread their own wings and were ready to fly
When you put them in my life, when you blessed me with their love
you gave me all I need on earth, everything I dreamed of
You trusted in me, Lord, that I would always do my best
and now your humble servant asks one final request
and that's to please give me more, just a little more time
Don't let this be my last hug, don't let this be my last rhyme
I have to teach 'em life-lessons that they'll never forget
and dear God, they're not ready, so please don't take me yet
One's a new mom and I'm sure she'll need my advice
and one can kind of tie his shoes but he ties the same one twice
One is serving in Iraq and I can't wait to have her back
My oldest boy's spray-painting trains at the railroad track
One needs a lot of work on saying "please" and "thank you"
and the last one doesn't get the importance of shampoo
They're all so beautiful and special like you meant for them to be
and when I close my eyes at night they are all that I see
I thank you, dear Christ, for letting me be their dad
and I know I don't want to go because I don't want 'em to be sad
Forgive me Lord, for being selfish, I'll never put you to the test
I only pray for one more day before I take my final rest |
|
Lora SITE ADMINISTRATOR
Posts : 5907 Age : 53 Join date : 2011-07-26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: One more day Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:35 pm | |
| Wow, that was beautiful. I felt the heart in that one. |
|
oneagleswings ADMIN II
CCW GOLD MEMBER CCW SUPPORTER 2X POETRY CONTEST WINNER Posts : 4323 Age : 64 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : south carolina
| Subject: Re: One more day Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:58 pm | |
| "Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake...
dear God, please send me back, for my children's sake"
as i was reading this, didn't see the twist coming in very common everyday prayer coming...wow! sets the rest up beautifully.
"and one can kind of tie his shoes but he ties the same one twice" ...great heart in this!!
God Bless
|
|
Sponsored content
| Subject: Re: One more day | |
| |
|