Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WYUKA, by MINA MERRITT-SAEGER


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First Line: When purple shadows tint the west
Last Line: Watched over by a god of love.
Subject(s): God; Nature; Nature - Religious Aspects


When purple shadows tint the west
Where sleep the ones that I love best
The night winds sing a lullaby,
The zephyrs seem to softly sigh
And nature offers sympathy
To sooth the sorrow brought to me.

I feel I stand on holy ground,
That unseen angels crowd around
The hallowed spot of mother-earth
Where sleep the ones who gave me birth.
To me, it is a sacred shrine
Where God's own light will ever shine.

Within a canopy of blue
The twinkling stars come into view,
The stately pines a requiem sing
In recognition of Death's sting.
My graves are guarded from above,
Watched over by a God of Love.





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