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' SMILES
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----------
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
"FOR EIGHT DAYS, WHILE I LINGERED HERE
SO THAT THEY MIGHT UNDERSTAND
THE REASONS THAT I HAD TO LEAVE
FOR JESUS TOOK MY HAND."
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."
"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"
"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"
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????????
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