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Question:I need to know what does the match represent and what type of poem is it like is it a personfication and so on pls help

Across the years he could recall
His father one way best of all.

In the stillest hour of night
The boy awakened to a light.

Half in dreams, he saw his sire
With his great hands full of fire.

The man had struck a match to see
If his son slept peacefully.


He held his palms each side the spark
His love had kindled in the dark.

His two hands were curved apart
In the semblance of a heart.

He wore, it seemed to his small son,
A bare heart on his hidden one,

A heart that gave out such a glow
No son awake could bear to know.

It showed a look upon a face
Too tender for the day to trace.

One instant, it lit all about,
And then the secret heart went out.

But it shone long enough for one
To know that hands held up the sun.

First one that give me the right one get 10 point

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I need to know what does the match represent and what type of poem is it like is it a personfication and so on pls help

Across the years he could recall
His father one way best of all.

In the stillest hour of night
The boy awakened to a light.

Half in dreams, he saw his sire
With his great hands full of fire.

The man had struck a match to see
If his son slept peacefully.


He held his palms each side the spark
His love had kindled in the dark.

His two hands were curved apart
In the semblance of a heart.

He wore, it seemed to his small son,
A bare heart on his hidden one,

A heart that gave out such a glow
No son awake could bear to know.

It showed a look upon a face
Too tender for the day to trace.

One instant, it lit all about,
And then the secret heart went out.

But it shone long enough for one
To know that hands held up the sun.

First one that give me the right one get 10 point

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1) I believe the match represents the passion and inspiration, that was made incarnate(in the flesh) when his son was born.

2) though this is apparently some years later, you can see the pride of passion the father has, even years later, as his son peacefully sleeps. Kinda inspires you to become a Dad doesn't??

3) As to the style of the poem, I'll leave that to my competitors, but thanks for the question....

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Thanks for the challenge; sorry I couldn't come thru in the proper vocab for you.....Congrats on your right "Best Answer"; and thank you for the one you've given me.... Good luck on your next assignment...i''ll be around if you want.... Report It

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