Tom Valles Poet Narrative

When Mourning Dies

I shall only be glad when mourning dies
When pain and suffering close her eyes.
I shall only know peace when loss is lost
And vanquished the burdens of our crosses.

I shall only rejoice when tears are forgotten 
When disease is no more and perfection begotten.
I shall only dance when gravity yields
And with angels soar through pastoral fields.

I shall only sing when I enter His gate
And appear where family earnestly wait.
I shall only be found when with you I shall be
Lost in Christ's love for eternity.

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Sam Kauffman November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM Tom, there is such a sense of your faith and hope in these lines. There is elegance in their simplicity and lovely rhymes. Their is a lyrical cadence like the subtle passing of each minute as we walk toward His gates! Thank you for these moments of fellowship and faith. Blessings for each of your moments. Tom Valles November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM Thank you so much, Sam. I appreciate your comments and blessings very much.

Laura Leiser September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM I look forward to that day, as well, Tom! What a glorious day it will be…when death is no more. I love the last line “Lost in Christ’s love for eternity”! God bless! :) Tom Valles September 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM Laura, thank you for your kind comments. What a blessed hope is ours to have an eternity with Christ. God bless you, sister. :-)