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FEAR-FLAME by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON

Poem Explanation

First Line: IS IT ANY WONDER
Last Line: TO VISIT WITH GOD.
Subject(s): FEAR; FLOWERS; GOD; PRAYER; ROSES;
Is it any wonder,
Hating dust,
I cling to my cheesecloth
And family crust?

Is it any wonder
That I burn
With fear of dark-dust
When I return?

Tuck some red roses
In my hand,
And pray a little prayer
Where you stand,

When I am sleeping,
For I may know
You are late for dinner
And want to go.

But I will not worry:
Green is the sod
And I may not wait long
To visit with God.



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