#18

One night I dreamed a dream.

As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.

Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,

I looked back at the footprints in the sand.

I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,

especially at the very lowest and saddest times,

there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.

"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,

You'd walk with me all the way.

But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,

there was only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you

Never, ever, during your trials and testings.

When you saw only one set of footprints,

It was then that I carried you."

symbolism-footprints in the sand

In the title the symbolism someone is thinking they are walking alone in the sand/ this contributes to the theme because the theme is Faith in God forever

Look at more examples:

In the text:

- For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand/ meaning two people were walking together

-One belonging to me and one to my Lord/meaning the lord was with him spiritually

-Especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of foot prints/meaning he thought God was not with him

-I don't understand why, When I needed you the most, You would leave me/meaning he was feeling doubt

-When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that i carried you/meaning God always loves us and we have to trust in him

*These all go into our themes and the lesson learned, never underestimate God*

Imagery- Footprints in the sand

-The title presents a person walking on sand : using feel and sight

-The line ¨¨¨¨"As i was walking along the beach¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : using feel

-The line ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨"He whispered, My precious child, I love you and will never leave you¨ : using hear

-The line ¨¨" When you saw only one set of footprints¨¨¨ : using sight

Figurative Language- Footprints in the Sand

-In the line ¨¨"Dreamed a dream¨ : Alliteration/because two beginning d` s are right by each other

-In the line ¨" As i was walking along the beach with my Lord¨ : Metaphor/because you can not physically walk with the Lord

-In the line ¨ It was then that I carried you¨ : Metaphor/because the Lord did not physically carry him

-In the line ¨ You´´ d walk with me all the way: Metaphor/ because the Lord did not physically walk with him but spiritually

-In the line ¨" I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand¨ : Metaphor/ because he wasn't really a a beach with God it was all a dream and message

-The poem is one big metaphor for faith and the love that God gives us. Also, it shows God carries us through the rough and celebrates with us through the awesome

Tone and Theme- Footprints in the sand

TONE:

I think the tone/attitude is to believe in God and have faith through even the hardest times

THEME:

Faith- He needed to lean to his faith

Discouragement- He was starting to doubt God

Love- He realized God is love

Doubt- in God

About the author- Footprints in the sand

Margaret Fishback Powers

Age-77

Born in-1943

Place of birth-Tillsonburg, Canada

Husband- Paul

She has written over 15 books and many poems. The best known is "Footprints in the sand". This was wrote in 1963, when she was 6 years old!!!!!!