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Jessica Allen Poem
At a banquet with daddy, his sweet little girl
Is wearing glass slippers and her mother's pearls.
She's smelling the flowers he gave to her,
And wishing her roses could live forever.
"Oh, why can't they live, these roses of mine?
They blossomed and faded, in such a short time.
I'll cherish their sweetness, 'til the last petal falls
For all things must die, still their memory lives on."
The day she's eighteen, the doorbell rings,
A boy is there smiling, so bright and so sweet.
He hands her twelve roses, all in full bloom,
And he says, "They're not as beautiful as you."
"Oh, why can't they live, these roses of mine?
They blossomed and faded, in such a short time.
I'll cherish their sweetness, 'til the last petal falls
For all things must die, still their memory lives on."
All dressed in white, she walks down the aisle,
Her hands full of roses, her face full of smiles.
They represent love, so pure and so new,
Though the roses will perish, the love will stay true.
"Oh, why can't they live, these roses of mine?
They blossomed and faded, in such a short time.
I'll cherish their sweetness, 'til the last petal falls
For all things must die, still their memory lives on."
Copyright © Jessica Allen | Year Posted 2011
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Jessica Allen Poem
Bruised by night
scorned by day
love's sweet gift
forced out for pay
full of shame
unclothed, betrayed
worthless girl
without her trade
Beauty known, in dark eyes hidden,
Strength untold, this battered woman.
For her bondage Love was given;
Freedom found in Him arisen.
War-torn village
rubble strewn
scraps of garbage
serve for food
empty hands
hearts for doom
feverish death
all silence soon
In the chaos Peace will rise:
No more hunger, no more lies.
Emptiness is satisfied;
All can be in Him alive.
Lonely child
walks alone
calloused heart
eyes of stone
family ties
never known
loveless scars
fragile soul
See this orphan loved by One,
A Father and His only Son.
Into His arms of comfort run;
New life in family begun.
Copyright © Jessica Allen | Year Posted 2011
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