Rachel Couvillon Poet Rhyme

Red Snow

It had just begun to snow
So we went outside to play
Who knew the winter of '99
Would scar us that day

He was a boy of thirteen
Much older than I
But he agreed to toss snowballs
Under the gray sky

Red would soon be 
The color of the snow
But little did 
Either of us know

I ran from him
And hid behind a car
I tried to gather more snowballs
But I didn't get far

There was a screech
A thud and a scream
Peeking out from my hiding place
I prayed it was just a dream

But there was my cousin
Pinned between a car and a fence 
The air around me changed
And became very dense

At that moment, my parents arrived home 
To see their nephew still on the lawn
My father cried, he was like a son
While my mother became very withdrawn 

I had seen everything
They told me to go
The last image I have 
Is of him on red snow

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Lizanne Scholtz February 20, 2012 at 5:05 AM This is soo sad, But it was not your fault, love Elizabeth

Joseph Burchett January 20, 2012 at 11:23 AM Awsome poem you have a great talent for words,My heart is sadened for your loss.

Court Thompson December 12, 2011 at 1:51 PM Another great poem, really sad but shows true feeling and what youve been through

Kim Merryman December 11, 2011 at 1:57 PM Such a tragic scene! A well written piece. Kim