Her Shining Soul Rests

Her Shining Soul Rests Hot tear drops splatter upon her sad floor washing the way as her prayers implore tender mercies to answer desperate pleas a mother begs in despair on bended knees Broken heart invades cries of needed healing when sick child yells out in painful feeling mother asks for God's sweet merciful grace hot tear drops splatter down from her face Daughter looks up with tear stained eyes asks mother , O' please tell me the whys God allows this bad disease to hurt me so when I die dear mother, where shall I go A tender wipe of sweat from her long tresses mother groaned as she so very sadly confesses only God knows the answer to such mysteries man has begged answers through all histories A prayer given in faith sent in tragic times reprieve begged for past unforgiven crimes a note sent for miracles from our God above a mother's tears marked the request with love Hot tears splattered upon her bedroom floor sun rose , her sweet child smiled no more God's answer had graced her child that night shining soul rests in Heaven, in heavenly delight Robert J. Lindley, 07-30-2014 Written from story told of my mother's baby sister's death at age five in 1933.. My mother said her sister Mary lay there that sad morn with a very beautiful smile on her face! My grandmother cried so hard that she passed out