Closed Doors
I am a man of eighty,
I wanted to attend Church as usual,
I trudged to the bus-stop,
With a lot of pain and strain,
I was eager to hear the gospel message,
And the inspiring hymns,
To my dismay, I found a notice,
On the Church door: 'Pastor on leave,
Church closed for three weeks',
I wondered: 'When i reach the yonder shore,
Will I see the words: 'Jesus on leave,
Wait until he returns'.
About this poem
The poem with humour -as theme ,tells of an old man who trudged to the church with difficulty and found the doors closed.
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Written on October 20, 2001
Submitted by jesudason_a on August 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJHK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 380 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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