Hi Darrell, Don't want to bore Goanetters with something that may not be of interest to all - so prefer to continue this thread with you in private.
Mervyn On Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 09:07, Mervyn Maciel < mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Darell and all, > > My apologies for not checking that my original > poem was not reproduced in full. Here are the > missing verses - with apologies again! > > > Mervyn > > > > “He smilingly said, “I’ll come back soon , > But we knew not death would call so soon! > > So soon God’s Summons, > So quick the deep sea > Did swallow them all, O Destiny, > No time to say, goodbye, > No time to say , Wait, > Death’s cold gatekeeper > Had opened the gate! > And now that he’s gone we can murmur not, > But trust in God for that’s our lot, > And trusting in Him who reigns on high > We’ll patiently wait till the end draws nigh. > Then Daddy and Mummy > Soon shall we meet > When death has silenced our last heartbeat > There shall we meet forever and ever, > In Heaven so beautiful, we shall part - No NEVER! > > > > >