Sweet Children

We sweet children
who came in from the storm
(smoke & lantern hung from roof-beam)
(lashed by frigid torrent; black moor)
came trembling to the foot of your chair
and your eyes flashed & flamed like Death
and you stared at the wall.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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June 20, 2017 at 6:47 AM
Deep, emotional verse.... Congrats Adam, for having your poem featured in the PoetrySoup homepage!!! ;-)
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