Love Poem: When May I Rest
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Written by: Robert Lindley

When May I Rest

When May I Rest

Hard upon faded earth
Tombstone rests there
Greatest gems, not her worth
Love we did share

Heaven sent, treasure found
Once her sun shone
Beneath earth she lays bound
Our time now gone

Fallen sky weeps her loss
Rivers her dream
There sailing her white cross
Green grass her stream

Where shall peace now be had
When may I rest
My death, I will be glad
My last request

Robert J. Lindley, 7-25-2016

Syllables Per Line: 	6 4 6 4 0 6 4 6 4 0 6 4 6 4 0 6 4 6 4
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Total # Lines: 	19  (Including empty lines)
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Total # Words: 	69