Anne

Picture Poem

Anne     Anne walked down the stone stairway In silence she slipped into the boat Holding back the sobs That filled her aching throat Anne sat the boat adrift on Devils Bayou Floating blindly, Anne had lost her way Anne’s haunting eyes stared into the everglades Pain she couldn’t bear another day Anne sat upon the royal quilt That had adorned her marriage bed Anne longed to join her husband Seth Who was now four days dead Seth’s body was discovered In this murky bog His arms wrapped tightly To a floating log In his clinched tight fist Twas a lock of Anne’s red hair He carried it in his pocket Folded inside a handwritten prayer Seth hadn’t been out hunting Men carried him from the palace Rivals masked in deception Their hearts filled with malice Assassination of her love By enemies still unknown Left Anne’s heart ripped open And beside Anne an empty throne The child inside Anne stilled When they carried Seth’s body in Nothing left to live for Anne knows it is a sin Anne is sure; God understands her grief And will look over this one tragic act And not hold her accountable And keep Anne’s soul intact Anne will float upon this boat Carrying Anne to her resting place And drown all the pain Written on Anne’s lovely face This night Anne will join her husband And the child that never drew breath Anne will once again feel happiness In the moment of her death She’ll slip beneath waters green And draw in one last breath And when Anne’s eyes reopen Anne will be in the loving arms of Seth Author: Nancy Lee Shrader By nannalee   © 2008 nannalee (All rights reserved)

 

 

Reviews

[Crazy Cat Man]

great piece

[Rie Sheridan Rose]

Very creative way to look at the picture. I really enjoyed your story take.