Pope John Paul Ii Poem by Ravi Panamanna
Pope John Paul Ii
His gentle character has always impressed me very much. My humble tribute to this Savant of Peace. This is an offhand poem composed directly on the computer. Date of composition 03/04/2005 on the very day he expired) .
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From the pastures of life,
The Good Shepherd hath gone.
From the sprawling meadows,
The winds are now gone.
And heavenwards
Lambs send a beckoning glance.
And the passing clouds
Answer not their silent calls.
Where is the true cross? ,
The last post and anchorage now?
Where is the dale of love? ,
The spring and the cooing nightingale?
With his etherial lute,
He enlivened the woods.
From the Cestine Chapel,
It was peace unto the world.
From Cravo to Cestine,
From a peasant to a Good Shepherd,
The flight was a long one,
The taverns were umpteen.
And under his care
The lambs were blest.
Over the winding lea
He followed them home.
And the lambs slept in peace,
Pastures were in their waking dreams.
And in the Brooklyn of life
They were on the lap of his gentle winds.
And he pardoned the lambs,
Cross was his true spirit.
And from the chains of Papal authority
Galelio was given a revamping life.
And the shepherd hath now left the vales,
The lambs are in search of springs.
They may see more shepherds
But where are the bygone comforting winds?
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I was in Rome in 1979 and saw POPE JOHN PAUL 11 when he returned from Poland. I was in the army in Germany at the time. The square was full and the energy was euphoric, for his showing at the window upon the square. All around VIVA LA POPA - VIVA LA POPA
I thought it was a worthy and sincere tribute without a sappy word anywhere. The words were carefully chosen to achieve the right tone. These kinds of things are hard to write and easy to mess up. You did a wonderful job. GW62
very nice and touchy poem. thanks for sharing. some people we meet in life leaves a deep mark on our hearts.
I was able to touched his cloak when he visited our country many many years ago, and i was one of those people blessed by him after the mass in close encounter.Seeing him passed by our assigned place made us cry.I can see his sincerity and pure of heart, making me aware of all my transgressions and failure.He is the servant of all servant. This is a beautiful and heartfelt tribute to a good shepherd who made his sheep come back when they went astray and lost. Thank you so much for the sharing.You made me feel small reading this.
Pope john Paul the 2nd was my favorite Pope and I'm glad I got to live this life time while he walked in this world.I've been very sad for his passing as the world lost a great light.Very beautiful tribute to him.Thank you.A ten from me-wonderful poetry.Please read my SPEAK OF LOVE.Thank you.
god bless the soul of pope john paul II a true homage to him great work
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/3/2024 2:16:48 PM # 1.0.0.1119
True words in tribute to this iconic figure. Lovely, Ravi.