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BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had to put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school where children played
Their lessons scarcely done;
We passed the fields of grazing grain,
We passed the setting sun...
           Emily Dicksinson
                 

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Four corners to my bed,
Four angels there aspread:
Two to foot and two to head,
And four to carry me when I’m dead.
If any danger come to me,
Sweet Jesus Christ, deliver me.
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
          Anonymous
                 

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
I found a penny today
Just laying on the ground,
But it’s not just a penny
This little coin I’ve found.
Found pennies come from heaven
That’s what my Grandpa told me,
He said angels toss them down.

Oh, how I loved that story.
He said when an angel misses you
They toss a penny down,
Sometimes just to cheer you up
To make a smile of your frown.
So don’t pass by that penny
When you’re feeling blue,
It may be a penny from heaven
That an angel tossed to you.
          Author Unknown
                 

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