Tethered To a Moment

Tethered to that moment She shed tears That time when her unborn child died Heaven’s love bestowment Brought no cheers Crushed, teary-eyed…Oh! How she cried! Doctors couldn’t save her child Her heart failed Those awaited baby times gone Dreaming of her, she smiled Then sore wailed ‘twas hard, but she had to move on One day, she’d bear more kids She had hope Her God would not leave her bereft She prayed with closed eyelids She could cope Though she’d ne’er forget her heart’s cleft 08.26.2021 Form: Tri-fall {The Tri-fall, created by Jan Turner, consists three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,c and meter for each stanza is as follows: 6/3/8, 6/3/8. This form requires little to no punctuation and can be written on any subject matter.} For Edward Ibeh's "This or That Vol.6" contest