Roses In the Sand
A place of long ago
Was torn by one man
Who left behind a letter
"I leave roses in the sand"
One girl went missing
Blood and nothing more
Leading to a single rose
Right next to the shore
The townspeople frightened
Anyone could be next
Locked behind their doors
They feared their town was hexed
Things remained normal
Until a drury night
When a young woman was murdered
And left in plain sight
A single knife wound
By the killers' hand
With a note attached
One more rose in the sand
Together people mourned
As they asked for a reason
This became known as
The death of a season
Nobody after dark
Was allowed to roam the street
Every morning in the church
The whole town would meet
A group was formed
To find this elusive man
Who killed these young women
And left roses in the sand
No luck as they searched
No clues left behind
No one with answers
But still on everybodys' mind
A few weeks past
The people felt some peace
Not in terror anymore
For the notes had deceased
But as the town stood tall
One person would soon fall
And through the depths
the killer would finally crawl
A note found on a merchants' door
Read "It's time for one more"
"Watch closely for my demand
Or one more rose in the sand"
Scared by the threat
He tried to do his best
So nothing more would happen
By the mans' request
When out of the blue
Came the first clue
A white piece of cloth
Noticed by a few
Initialed were two letters
Stitched with E and S
They had to find a match
No longer would they guess
When looking at the list of people
In the town
Only one name matched
They could bring this person down
For it was no man
It was a young female
Named Elizabeth Smith
Who lived near the dell
Soon taken to jail
She was then asked why
Blank with no emotions
She never did reply
But found in her home
Were three notes that said
"Roses are like blood
The two of them are red"
"I am calling for a ransom
or three more will be dead"
"I am asking for the sum of
of just ten grand
If you do not pay three more roses in the sand"
Copyright © Shawn Randall | Year Posted 2010
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