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Love (4)

by  Zettel

Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Word Count: 51
Summary: One of a series of short poems designed to capture just one facet of what love can mean




Love (4)


The little girl

with sun-rapt smile

skipped with joy

among the wild flowers

Entranced

she grasped lovingly

the tender stems

clutching beauty to

her innocent heart

then she cried

bitter guiltless tears

when she found

the loveliness

she held so dear

before its time

had died


Killed by love