General Poetry posted May 14, 2025

jim vecchio

In my former life, I was a Program Coordinator in a Connecticut agency and worked with adults with developmental challenges, mental illness, and intellectual challenges. Outside of the Ministry, the greatest job of all! My soul mate, Rhonda, worked - more...

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Her Hand

by jim vecchio

I reach for a hand that’s not there
Thinking, Lord, of her special touch
I miss her, Lord, and love her so
And wish I could have left with her

Though there’s still much for me to do
I reach for a hand that’s not there
Knowing that she lives in your home
I stand bereft now, all alone

God of my Heart, Lord of my Soul
Though she is gone, my Love’s alive
I reach for a hand that’s not there
Remind her, Lord, of my great Love

All good things are a gift from Thee

And love doth last eternally

And in your time, nevermore will

I reach for a hand that’s not there

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May
2025

This poem has 16 lines broken up into 4 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas).
Each line is comprised of eight syllables.
The first line is the refrain. In the second stanza, the refrain appears in the second line; in the third stanza, the third line; in the fourth stanza, the fourth (and final) line.
There are no rules for rhyming or iambics.

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