An Eternity To Love! Poem by Denis Martindale

I know I'll write a poem soon!
I wonder what I'll write!
This afternoon or by full moon,
Or sometime through the night!
I'm too excited, I can't wait!
I'll start it off right now
And hope to God I'll celebrate
When it's all done, somehow!

O.K, I've made a start at last,
All doubts I must suspend,
With no more thoughts to feel downcast,
On that you can depend...
I'll tell the tale of one I heard,
When I was but a lad,
A prince who always kept his word
With all the strength he had...

One day he fell in love so deep,
He vowed eternal love,
Then panicked for that's hard to keep,
Long life, that's not enough...
He asked the wise men of his day,
Before he took a wife,
Is it God's Truth what Christians say
About Eternal Life! ?

The wise men answered yes, indeed,
If Christian you would be,
For then, of course, you would succeed,
For all eternity!
The prince believed the prophecies
The Holy Scriptures gave
And then he prayed upon his knees
That Jesus Christ would save...

And only then did he get wed,
To she who was so sweet,
With faith for all that laid ahead,
Their happiness complete!
The princess, too, believed in Christ,
Who's called the Sinner's Friend,
Perhaps, by now, you've realised
My tale has reached its end...


Denis Martindale, February 2016.