Papa

Emmorrison 1971 (Mountain Home)



Papa, Papa, gone
away,  God called
Him home,
Called him home
To stay,

Lord take care of
Papa, I pray,  one day I
Want to see Him again,

Hope to, at least,  oh Lord,
I miss him much please help
Me through this life,
I pray.

About this poem

The name for my dad. I don't know why I call him that.

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Written on July 17, 2021

Submitted by ronm.95906 on July 17, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAAB XXX XXXB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 219
Words 46
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 4

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I am Ron Maynard. That is my pen name above. I will explain later if I need to. Or replace it. more…

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