Pete Devlin Poet Free verse

Mary Ann

Mary Ann had never looked so beautiful
As the church bell tolled loudly and echoed
Reverend Cooper shuffled to his pulpit
Bible in hand, staring down at the floor
She was not nervous about the big event
Her burgundy velvet dress was spotless
The lace around the collar white and soft
Her dark curly hair was tied with a burgundy bow
Her cherub face was still plump and firm
Her polished patent-leather Mary Jane’s 
Were a stark contrast to her white tights
Yes, in all her 3 years, she had never looked so beautiful
From the front of the room, she looked out 
Everyone was there - mom, dad, 
her big brother who teased her for being a girl, 
Gram and Grampy, her aunts and uncles, 
even her babysitter 
All there just for her.
As Reverend Cooper began speaking
Mary Ann looked down and noticed that 
she looked so sweet framed by the 
off-white padding of her coffin.

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