A Fair and Blameless Girl

She was a fair and blameless girl: An angel to adore Who trumped in worth the rarest pearl Like no one else before. Her parents lived, both old and frail, Though steadfast to the core, And her heart ached to see them ail Like no one else before. The mother drew her last, sad breath, Her soul ordained to soar; The daughter lived and mourned her death Like no one else before. Distraught and weak, the father died Still haunted by the War, And the poor daughter wept and sighed Like no one else before. Her cherished dreams were swept away And shattered on the floor; Since then, she dreads the coming day Like no one else before. Her story is but only one Among an ocean more, And yet she saw her world undone Like no one else before. Find my poems and published poetry volumes at www.eton-langford.com