Tuesday, December 31, 2002

Footsteps Of Angels Comments

Rating: 3.5

When the hours of Day are numbered,
And the voices of the Night
Wake the better soul, that slumbered,
To a holy, calm delight;
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Dr Antony Theodore 25 November 2020

When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Holy calm delight. very good poem. tony

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Mahtab Bangalee 30 January 2020

More than all things else to love me, And is now a saint in heaven./// beautiful loving and heartfelt writings

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Expiallidocious 29 December 2019

Beautiful tribute to a mother! Mothers eyes!

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Savita Tyagi 31 October 2018

Always a pleasure to read. One of my favorite.

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Bonnie 02 September 2018

So good to know others find comfort when the dead come to visit!

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Christine Borsuk 26 March 2018

This is a terrible reading- -is this by a computer? ! Good God. It's better to have none.

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Savita Tyagi 13 March 2018

A beautiful read each and every time.

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Ruta Mohapatra 23 October 2017

The last stanza is a memorable one.

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 30 September 2017

All my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died! A lovely poem shared. Brilliant write.

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Sonali Ganguly 17 June 2017

beautifully expressed

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Adolphus Moses 12 September 2016

All my fears are laid aside... great poem.

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Igwilo Vincent Somto 23 March 2016

wonderful poem

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Richard Lyons 13 March 2016

In the end - the best that can be said, is we are left with the memory of what was.

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* Sunprincess * 10 February 2016

........though hauntingly beautiful this poem has a peaceful feel ★

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Seema Jayaraman 09 October 2015

I see signs of Angels everywhere these days... in the colors of the flowers, a tiny feather floating by.. thanks for sharing..

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Alafe Ramat 17 September 2015

wonderfully written, .. a great read

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John Joe Bradford 23 June 2015

Fantastic poet. All his poems are fantastic.

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Savita Tyagi 19 September 2014

Love this poem with all its tenderness.

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Cheng Alisha 19 September 2013

Good imagination and rhythm

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Macanthony Chijioke Nwatu 19 September 2013

Wonderful imagery; well done sir!

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