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Poem
May 23, 1929
The People's Defender
West Union, Adams County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A poem titled 'Memoir' portrays a soul patiently awaiting death and the opening of heaven's gate by angels, transitioning from earthly twilight to divine dawn. It concludes with a narrative of a woman's peaceful final night, awakened by her guardian angel to bid farewell as her earthly work ends and she is called home by the Heavenly Father.
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Memoir
Only waiting till the shadows
Are a little longer grown,
Only waiting till the glimmer
Of the day's last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded
From the heart once full of day
Till the dawn of Heaven is breaking
Through the twilight, soft and gray.
Only waiting till the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet I long have lingered
Weary, poor and desolate.
Even now I hear their footstep
And their voices far away
If they call me, I am waiting
Only waiting to obey.
Through the long hours of the
stilly night, she lay asleep unconscious
of pain, unconscious of an invisible
presence keeping watch over one who
had long been inured to suffering.
Did her guardian angel whisper in
her ear, daughter awake? The morning
dawn is breaking. Awake and bid
thy loved ones farewell, for thy work
on earth is finished. The Heavenly
father is calling thee to
come home.
Only waiting till the shadows
Are a little longer grown,
Only waiting till the glimmer
Of the day's last beam is flown;
Till the night of earth is faded
From the heart once full of day
Till the dawn of Heaven is breaking
Through the twilight, soft and gray.
Only waiting till the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet I long have lingered
Weary, poor and desolate.
Even now I hear their footstep
And their voices far away
If they call me, I am waiting
Only waiting to obey.
Through the long hours of the
stilly night, she lay asleep unconscious
of pain, unconscious of an invisible
presence keeping watch over one who
had long been inured to suffering.
Did her guardian angel whisper in
her ear, daughter awake? The morning
dawn is breaking. Awake and bid
thy loved ones farewell, for thy work
on earth is finished. The Heavenly
father is calling thee to
come home.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Death Waiting
Heavenly Dawn
Guardian Angel
Final Farewell
Earthly Suffering
Poem Details
Title
Memoir
Key Lines
Only Waiting Till The Shadows Are A Little Longer Grown,
Only Waiting Till The Angels Open Wide The Mystic Gate,
If They Call Me, I Am Waiting Only Waiting To Obey.
Awake And Bid Thy Loved Ones Farewell, For Thy Work On Earth Is Finished. The Heavenly Father Is Calling Thee To Come Home.