My family has always been very religious and believe it or not there are plenty great examples of amazing poetry within religious views. When my great grandfather died in January of 2010 I had a really hard time coping with the fact that he is gone. But, the one thing that really made me feel a lot better about losing him was the poem that my grandmother showed me. My grandma said, " This poem helped me remember how he would want me to look at his passing." The poem went like this:
Safely Home (author unknown)
I am home in heaven, dear ones; Oh, so happy and so bright. There is perfect joy and beauty, in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed. I am now at peace forever, safely home in heaven at last. Did you wonder I so calmly trod the valley of the shade? Oh, but jesus' love illumined every dark and fearful glade. And he came himself to meet me in the way so hard to tread; and with jesus' arm to lean on could I have one doubt or dread? Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still. Try to look beyond death's shadows; pray to trust our father's will. There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand. Do it now while life remaineth; you shall rest in jesus' land. When that work is all completed, he will gently call you home. Oh, the rapture of that meeting; oh, the joy to see you come.
I read this poem over and over again and it helped me realize that he had lived a great life. But, poetry in general in my life to me is extraordinary. I love the feeling that you get when you read it and when you write something that has a deep meaning, something that's not just a bunch of words but something that has emotion and feeling. My past experiences with poetry have been nothing but the best. When I read poetry most of the ones I read have some kind of connection with my life somehow. Even if it related to today or five years ago. This is why I appreciate and have a strong love for poetry.
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