POEM: One Hundred Twenty-Seven [4]

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SARAH, ABRAHAM AND ISAAC

TEARS IN A BOTTLE COLLECTION
Caryl Ramsdale, American Poetess

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? GENESIS 17:17 KJV

ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN
to Ruby Casey Barger

Abraham went, Sarah followed,
As his wife she stood by his side;
He said they shared the same father,
His words Sarah never denied.
When Abraham faced a problem,
Sarah felt uneasy, concerned;
Abraham's triumphs brought her joy,
His hardships she lived through and learned.
After Abraham's father died,
God called him to go and he went;
Taking his wife and nephew Lot,
He moved on and set up his tent.
Past Sarah's ninetieth birthday,
God promised His will would be done;
Abraham's possessions would be,
Inherited by his own son.
Then Abraham and Sarah shared,
Isaac their son sent from heaven;
Sarah lived until she became,
One hundred and twenty seven.

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