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Burn In Mine Eyne

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           I thought of the pass of I
                        flooding 
                      your eyes
 
          your strong arms lowering
                    mine casket

              I thought of the daze
                          days
                  you would sigh

         Of the prose and rhymes of 
                        the me 
                  you would cast 

                       Yet here
                          now
                are my prayers to 
            Jehovah God Almighty
             In Jesus Christ name
                           to 
                 relieve the burn 
                   in mine eyne 




*Nathaniel my dear nephew...
  sleep peacefully ;
 *ya know, when Nathaniel wuz the young soul,
   he would belt out(what iz known now'uhdaze 
   az "Rap")wordz which housed from hiz dreamz,
   unto; the future, for what man he understood
   wuz sowing...though i'm not the fan uv the style,
   i listened intently to hiz werdz<-he know'd it ;)
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Maverick Avatar
March 5, 2014 at 12:46 PM
Touching words in this tribute James, hope you are well Joe.'
Peranteau Avatar
March 4, 2014 at 7:32 PM
Thank you my dear brother, for honoring my son Nathaniel and your nephew by way of this beautiful poem. I still can't wrap my mind around this, I'm still in disbelief.
Loving Iii Avatar
March 4, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Very thoughtful and probably difficult to write. But over all a fitting elegy.
Breidenthal Avatar
March 4, 2014 at 12:27 AM
A heart-wrenching poem that moved me very deeply. What a beautiful piece, and I am sorry for your loss. Always, Laura
Dietrich Avatar
March 3, 2014 at 6:49 PM
Hurry and get a new poem posted!!
Dietrich Avatar
March 3, 2014 at 6:49 PM
yes, james. I live far from you. And I am happy because Utah has had no unusually cold winter. It's a fairly normal winter and now warming up. I sure hope things get better for YOU guys. I keep hearing some really horrible things about the weather in other parts of the world!!
Kendrick Avatar
March 3, 2014 at 5:33 PM
I hope that the death was not recent..Great work honoring your nephew..Enjoyed reading your creative work..Thanks for stopping by..You just read the finished version of my work "Unanchored Boat"..It just had not show up on the page with the fact that it was finished..Sara
Austin Avatar
March 1, 2014 at 8:35 AM
My sympathy. An unusually sensitive memorial. Love, daver
Van Breda Avatar
March 1, 2014 at 6:36 AM
Hi James Visiting your poems for the first time and was really touched by this expression of overwhelming emotions and the unfairness of having younger people pass away before we do. Well written elegy. Xx~Xx
Onclaud Avatar
March 1, 2014 at 2:11 AM
the depth of your being makes this piece so beautifully reverent... my deepest condolences.. you touch me so!..huggs and have a fine saturday, james...
Dietrich Avatar
February 26, 2014 at 8:50 PM
this is so sad, James. A moving poem. Good to see you post a new one today.
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