Analysis of I Carried You To The Cross

Anita Gunter 1958 (Missouri)



Losing a child, can break your heart into                                  You feel so overwhelmed, you don't know what to do.           And when you feel like all hope is gone, everything is lost.                                                                                                  Remember when I carried you through the sand, I carried you to the cross.                                                                             So when you see one set of footprints in the sinking sand.                                                                                                 That's when I picked you up and carried you to dry land.       And when your heart is hurting, and you can't bare the loss.                                                                                              Remember when I carried you through the sand, I carried you to the cross


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Characters 889
Words 94
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 370
Words per line (avg) 505
Letters per stanza (avg) 370
Words per stanza (avg) 505

About this poem

This was inspired by a woman who was grieving over the loss of her eldest son

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Written on October 01, 2022

Submitted by Neeter58 on October 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Anita Gunter

Born in St. Louis, Missouri to Van and Geneva Gunter. Born August 30, 1958. Graduated highschool May 1977. Have 2 wonderful son's and blessed with 8 Grandchildren more…

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