A Flag For Their Daughter
Flag For Their Daughter
I stop by to visit
I am taken back
To a place of tragic heartbreak
It’s been several years
And her memory is still here
Though I have changed
Time ticking incessantly in my ear
She remains the same
Her family haunted by her brutal end
Continuous thoughts of what might have been
Summer has arrived
A clear blue sky
The sun is shining bright
Melt off from the Rocky Mountains
The creek is running high
Once again, I stand in front of the old tree
The cross and stone a memorial for all to see
Towering above, a new symbol of hope and love
Waving gently in the breeze
A flag for their daughter
About this poem
This poem is the second poem I have written about a little girl who was murdered in 2012 when she was only 10 years old. The first poem is The Owl In The Tree. As in the first, this second poem is a moment in time when I visited the memorial site for her.
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Written on June 28, 2024
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on June 28, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A XXXXB XBXXX XCXXC DDXXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 124 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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