Victoria Anderson-Throop Poet Couplet

The Killing Night In Kenya

THE KILLING NIGHT IN KENYA

Lush green fields cushion diamond skies--
Cattle rustlers burst through night
Machetes swinging like a game 
Mid spring blooms whose scent delights

Rifles slung like children’s packs
Hug shoulders that should lie abed
Blood trails flow moonlit from stealth feet
Leaving sixty sleeping people dead

Victoria Anderson-Throop
12/30/12 ©

Death week of 12/22/12

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Jon A Cavanaugh January 1, 2013 at 3:29 AM Intense poem. Powerful write. I love how you have carefully chosen your words for greater impact. Especially in the second stanza

Terry O'Leary December 31, 2012 at 9:02 AM One more time... another crime... Good potent poem Victoria! Terry

Apoorva Patrikar December 31, 2012 at 6:26 AM the incident was sad indeed.... nice write

Rollo West December 30, 2012 at 8:31 PM Hi Victoria, wow, a real powerful piece here. How are you my friend? Rollo