Bloody Morning

A big explosion
          near the docks
   A terrible tragedy by all accounts
Many gone, many left in tears
         The reporters tell us
this story today
       We absorb the impact
and get on with our lives
         But some lives
                have been snuffed out
     Let the crystal snowflakes 
come and cover the scene of
the crime
  Nature's white blanket
      will let us forget
The loves of the lost
       will feel pain
   but that will fade
with the new year
       Heartache is the order 
              of the day
But tomorrow the snow shall
            ease the pain
      Let's find healing 
                  in nature's gifts
It's the one chance 
     we have 
for happiness and freedom
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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