Beautiful As Daisies

Contn'd from Pg 1 So she called out to the stranger and asked for a ride Snow had fallen heavily and already piled three feet high When she climbed into the four-wheel truck never giving it another thought Before he headed down the highway, he went into a crowded bar Intuition nudged her, ‘get out now, turn back!’ But pride urged her, 'stay' He returned with a brown bag; appearing harmless as he turned to her ‘Say, you’re trembling!’ He said and flashed a breathless smile ‘Here, have a slug, of this, it’ll warm you up, pretty girl!’ Hesitation loomed for a minute then she accepted the bag from his hand Young Rachel, was now treading a path beyond thin, cracking ice As tears stung her beautiful eyes, she'd never had a drink this strong How her vacant tummy rebelled against the searing burn Nausea arose from deep within, and she began to have regrets Registering strong protest, her regurgitation would later accuse her killer Her faith was sealed as there were no open doors left for escape And before she realized he had made a reckless wide left turn Down the snow covered dirt path through tall pines and fir No longer were there sightings of sparsely lit farm houses Interspersed along the desolate, picturesque landscape The four-wheeler tackled with ease, snow drifts of fresh fallen snow Where the following spring young Rachel's body would be discovered That night Rachel laid buried under a few feet of snow She was at rest now to awaken to eternity in sunny fields Beautiful as daisies growing in heaven, carefree and endlessly in bloom! ~*~ For: Rachel..R.I.P.