Death of An Innocent
Observe this scene: a family is found
inside a grotto. Hear their sad lament.
They're rooted in despair while gathered round
the form of their adored: an innocent.
Without a warning, and with no delay,
there came the hooded one who wields a scythe
(that reaper grim that God alone can stay),
to take away a daughter, fair and blithe.
Unchanged through time is grief of those who love,
then lose a little one. And some lose hope!
Some search for answers in the sky above;
the light is there, but some in darkness grope.
Oh, see! Beyond the clouds and mother's wail,
an angel guides a child through a parting veil.
For Brian Strand's
A FREE CHOICE AGAIN any form/any theme max 14 lines Poetry Contest
For Sara Kendrick's "Sonnet Me" Contest
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2011
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