IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

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    IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    In those last moments
    I held on to your hand
    I sensed your slipping
    But kept right on praying

    Your body'd taken all it could
    You'd said to let you go
    And though I knew I should
    My heart was saying no

    It was time to say goodbye
    You'd answered His call for home
    And all I could do was cry
    I just couldn't leave you alone

    But now I know within
    That you're safe and warm
    Resting, 'til we meet again
    In the Master's arms


    (c) Copyright 2003 Melanie D. West

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    jademelissa74 commented on IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    03-11-2010

    What a touching piece! The acceptance of God's will is well conveyed throughout. Poems like this one always force the reader to stop and think of each and every blessing that we encounter, but often times take for granted. This is precious in all. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your soul.
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    mdpoetgirl

    03/11/2010

    Thanks for reading, erica.

    Marsink commented on IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    02-15-2010

    Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen... for by it the elders received a good report. Faith is an interceptor of realities when put upon the proper Subject, for He is faithful even when we fail. A very touching piece of your heart, that touched mine as a reminder when I had to say goodbye to my dad as he departed on his "great adventure". Thanks for sharing this precious event of a lifetime!
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    mdpoetgirl

    02/15/2010

    Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to read several of my works.

    Chaos128 commented on IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    11-07-2009

    Faith (I've been told) serves as a buffer to a great deal of pain; an idea you've expressed admirably, here.
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    Chaos128

    11/10/2009

    Ha ha No need for undue concern, M. Let's just say that my faith would be best described as... unconventional.

    mdpoetgirl

    11/07/2009

    Chaos, thanks for reading... but u mean to tell me that you've never known faith to be a source of strength for you personally? I thought you to be a man of faith.

    travisd76 commented on IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    06-04-2009

    That was very heartfelt. It reminded me of my mom and all I went through with her death. Very nice job.
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    mdpoetgirl

    06/05/2009

    tx for reading... God bless you.

    organicchick commented on IN HIS ARMS (c) Copyright 2003

    06-01-2009

    Oh, this is really nice. I felt a kind of joy mixed in with sorrow when i read this. Very heartfelt writing.
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    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.
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