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| Recently, a good friend asked me if I could
assist a friend of hers who had requested Prayer, and also a way to create a memory for her son, who passed away at the age of 21, after spending eight days in a coma. Of course I offered to try, and the Mom sent me a picture of her son, an obituary, and some information about him. |
| After reading all this information, and late at
night, I was inspired to write......Within 90 minutes, the following poem was complete, right down to the punctuation, and any corrections. When this happens in my writing, I always feel as if I have experienced some "Divine Inspiration". So here is that poem: You decide. |
| WRITTEN FOR ROSE
JAMES' SMILE WHAT WORDS CAN EASE THE PAINFUL STRESS OF A MOTHER'S ACHING HEART-- HER SON HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM HER ARMS HER WORLD IS TORN APART-- |
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| HER MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK
AS SHE RELIVES ALL THOSE EARLY YEARS OF WATCHING HIM GROW BIG AND STRONG HER EYES BLURRED BY TORRENTIAL TEARS. I LOOK TOWARD HIS PICTURE -- AND JAMES SMILES. |
| "PLEASE TELL HER THAT I'M HAPPY HERE,
AND IT'S AS SHE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE, WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY, AND SHE'D SET ME ON HER KNEE," |
| "AS SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT BABY BOY
BORN OF A VIRGIN,-- YET WITH CHILD, THE MIRACLE OF THE CHRISTMAS BIRTH OF BABY JESUS, MEEK AND MILD." I LOOK TOWARD HIS PICTURE-- AND JAMES SMILES. |
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"FOR EIGHT DAYS, WHILE I LINGERED HERE SO THAT THEY MIGHT UNDERSTAND THE REASONS THAT I HAD TO LEAVE FOR JESUS TOOK MY HAND." |
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HE SAID, "YOUR SPIRIT HAS DONE THE WORK, JAMES, THAT I WANTED YOU TO DO----- YOU'VE HEARD IT SAID, ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG WELL, JAMES, THAT'S VERY TRUE" |
| "ADAM, MELISSA, TIM, MICHELLE, GEORGANA, JOE,
AMANDA, RENE, AND MY GOOD FRIEND PETE I PASSIONATELY LOVED YOU ALL SO---- AND YOUR LOVE MADE MY WHOLE LIFE COMPLETE." |
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| "DAD, ANGIE, REYNALDO, AND MOM, (ESPECIALLY YOU)
GAVE ME HAPPY MEMORIES FOR 21 YEARS I PRAY GOD WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PAIN WITH HEAVENLY, HEALING-HEART-TEARS" |
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| "I COULD GO ON AND ON, MY FRIEND,
IT WOULD TAKE ME QUITE A WHILE TO NAME ALL MY FOND MEMORIES, LOOK AT MY PICTURE----AND SEE ME SMILE" |
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| VERY QUIETLY, JAMES TURNED TO LEAVE
THEN SAID, "BEFORE I DEPART, JUST TELL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY ONE MORE THING,-- I LOVE THEM WITH ALL OF MY HEART." |
| IT'S 2 A.M., I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE FINISHED WITH THIS RHYME
I'VE READ IT THROUGH, CAN'T CHANGE A THING, ---- AND DONE IN RECORD TIME. ONE LAST LOOK AT HIS PICTURE---"WELL, JAMES, HOW'D WE DO,"? AND JAMES, JUST SMILED, AND WINKED AT ME---- I THINK HE WOULD DO THAT-----DON'T YOU???????? WITH LOVE, JAMES assisted by karen |
| 2 CORINTHIANS 5: 6~8~9
THEREFORE WE ARE ALWAYS CONFIDENT, KNOWING THAT, WHILST WE ARE AT HOME IN THE BODY, WE ARE ABSENT FROM THE LORD: WE ARE CONFIDENT, I SAY, AND WILLING RATHER TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY, AND TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.WHEREFORE WE LABOR, THAT, WHETHER PRESENT OR ABSENT, WE MAY BE ACCEPTED OF HIM. |
| Karen Payne |
