On Heaven's ShoreA Poem by Gary West
Daddy loved his little girl
And she was all he had To him, that child was his whole world Just Mindy and her dad Mommy left the year before A crash took her away With Jesus now, on Heaven's shore She watches them each day Daddy taught his girl to walk And watched her learn to run Encouraged as she learned to talk And shared in all her fun He cried on her first day of school So sad to see her go She was his little precious jewel He always told her so When they purchased her first bike He stood there by her side He let her pick the one she liked And helped her learn to ride When daddy's work demanded more He took a cut in pay He'd rather be a little poor Than miss his jewel each day All the things he did for her The sacrifices made He knew inside that it was worth Whatever price he paid On Sunday, Mindy listened well Just like she did each week Her heart sang like a tiny bell So eager, yet so meek She listened as the preacher spoke And felt her new life start For as the love within her woke She gave Christ all her heart Her first Bible she received The day that she turned eight Though they were poor, she still believed That God was good and great When Mindy was just nine years old She always felt so tired The doctors frowned as daddy told The things that had transpired How, as of late, she'd been so weak Depleted, sapped and drained The doctors went aside to speak; 'Twas cancer in her veins They'd caught her illness far too late 'Twas nothing they could do It felt like such a tragic fate For dad to lose her too She told her daddy, "Please don't cry, I'm not at all afraid." She kissed her daddy sweet goodbye Then daddy knelt and prayed Mindy went to Jesus' arms On Friday, April 10 Daddy knows she's safe from harm And that they'll meet again Yes, he's sad she's gone away But he will weep no more Because he's waiting for the day They'll meet on Heaven's shore © 2014 Gary West |
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Added on August 8, 2014 Last Updated on August 8, 2014 AuthorGary WestMountainburg, ARAboutNot much to tell. I like to dabble in writing every now and again, as well as penning a few poems and songs. My preferred genre of writing is fantasy, but I've also touched into the "modern" setting, .. more..Writing
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