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The Old Soldier
Contributed by
Whisper
on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 07:52:10 PM in AEST
Topic:
goodbyepoetry
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As the grey skies opened up
I prayed they were tears of Joy falling
Cause the angels were calling
A Old Soldier Home
73 years he roamed this earth ,
raised a family and did some living
all over.
And finally when he settled
he made here home.
Watching always from a distance
Never to infringing
Never too bold ,Kinda quiet and shy
A perfect sort of man
God fearing ,loyal ,faithful til the end.
He has gone to glory
The angels have called him home
and as I stood by his gravesite
in the down pour of rain.
I felt him take my hand .
And from
somewhere
came a Whisper
Do Not be afraid.
Whisper
Copyright ©
Whisper
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2004-07-05 19:52:10]
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Re: The Old Soldier
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 08:30:16 PM AEST
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He sounded like a beautiful soul. I am sorry for the loss of your friend. Peace be with you as I know he will be until you meet again.
Rita |
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Re: The Old Soldier
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by babygirl2004 on
Monday, 5th July 2004 @ 08:37:19 PM AEST
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| i am so sorry for ur loss i to have lost a good soul a couple weeks ago and ur poem reminds me of him thank you for bringing the memories and the tears to my heart god bless u |
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Re: The Old Soldier
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by BrandySwanson on
Saturday, 10th July 2004 @ 01:34:04 PM AEST
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sorry for your loss hope your okay. thanks for sharing this beautiful poem with us.'
Brandy |
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Re: The Old Soldier
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by wray on
Friday, 13th August 2004 @ 11:25:44 PM AEST
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| A lovely tribute. The final words of this poem sent a chill down my back. I was imagining myself standing by a friend's grave, and I think the usual line would be a whisper like "I'll always be with you" or something like that, but for someone to whisper "do not be afraid" is really quite awe-inspiring. I would know then that I did not have to be afraid of living my life without them, and that on the other side everything is OK. I think that one sentence alone can carry you through anything you have to suffer. |
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