Craig Cornish Poet Sonnet

In the Meadow

English rhyme scheme in tetrameter

The sun and morning haze diffused
a bright soft blanket o'er the meadow,
to float and cloak what was misused,
the dead and dying in the shadows.
This meadow in God's placid gaze
where yesterday there laid two lovers
before the devil set ablaze
what this mourning blanket covers.
We are the children of all time,
we are the parents of tomorrow;
the bells in distant steeples chime
and wring with tears and drip with sorrow.
Yet still with hatred in our hearts -
within, a future battle starts.

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Frederic Parker November 18, 2017 at 4:27 PM your poem makes us think, we are sane, we are insane, we are simple, we are complex, we love, we hate, we are human, we are not Craig Cornish November 18, 2017 at 10:32 PM Frederic................what can I say when someone captures all of my essence of thought, except thank you.

John Lawless November 18, 2017 at 12:17 PM WOW....Craig, that last couplet is a dagger to the heart of peace and love. A subtle metaphor lingers in each line. Thank you for this "speed bump" of thoughtful poeticinvite.