God Help Me.



God Help Me

God when I am lonely
Help me find companionship
When I am angry and bitter
Help me find forgiveness
When I am not thinking
Help me find inspiration
When my world is confused
Help me find contentment
And in this my hour of deepest darkness
God Help me find you

About this poem

Wrote this for a close friend many years ago after losing his wife at a young age.

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Submitted by Davyreilly on October 30, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A AXXBXXXXBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 272
Words 54
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 10

David Reilly

 · 1948 · Glasgow

Also writes children’s books more…

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3 Comments
  • delano
    Nice
    LikeReply19 days ago
  • jonsaviours
    A short expression of faith cause we all need divine grace.
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • turnagequatae
    Because it speaks to my soul and reminder me who I can call on to help me when I lonely
    LikeReply1 month ago

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