The Old Wooden Church
The old wooden church had seen better days
of family times and God-fixed praise;
of mournful whiles with countless tears,
and sad goodbyes throughout the years.
For those who look out toward her way
they see a shell from yesterday.
No pastor there, the children gone;
no parents left to carry on.
But deep in the hearts of those she knew
she lives there still where their souls grew.
No, she’s not dead as you’d suppose;
she’s planted elsewhere, and there she grows.
Copyright © Merwin Rylaarsdam | Year Posted 2019
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