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Take me Home : Death Poetry

written by Poet : saltbg4k


 

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Take me Home



I have taken that step

That I had so long feared,

And in that final moment

My vision was cleared.



Roses are lovely in Heaven

And the music I hear-

It echoes over gardens

Where sorrow disappears.



Do not weep in sadness

I lived prolonged and well,

And I am no longer weary

From my tired bones rebel.



For each step I have taken

Since I was born to earth,

Was to prepare me for eternity

The moment of my soul’s birth.



So, deliver my body now

To that familiar, sandy loam,

To the soil of Prairie du Chien

Take me home.

Ada Sherrick-Hill
January 7, 1917- February 17,2011

You will be dearly missed...


 

Originally Posted On Site: 2011-02-23 06:28:23
Last Login: 05.25.12


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