poem: A Moment of SilenceA Chapter by Marie Anzalonefor the survivors- Sendai, March 15, 2011This is a burden too heavy for all the world to bear- Too close, Death's steed has shaken its bridle's sonorous bell and we are bound by grief as together, we pause to stare.
A beast has emerged again from its resting plaintive lair we see the rider is something vast, incomprehenisble, and fell- This is a burden too heavy for all the world to bear.
The souls interred by its passing are the survivor's collective fare, our sentinels bring us brazen images of each new unfolding hell- and we are bound by grief as together, we pause to stare.
Ice melts in human hearts as fire rends the very air, Eyes behold such destruction as human voices can never tell- This is a burden too heavy for all the world to bear.
Wishing only for something to remember growing green and fair, we supplicate for intervention, actions or words to ease this evil spell- and we are bound by grief as together, we pause to stare.
With costs so exalted, even atheists search for belief to serve as prayer, There comes a deadly silence unbroken by any save Death's final knell- and we are bound by grief as together, we pause to stare. This is a burden too heavy for all the world to bear.
© 2012 Marie AnzaloneAuthor's Note
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Added on March 14, 2011Last Updated on August 25, 2012 AuthorMarie AnzaloneXecaracoj, Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaAboutBilingual (English and Spanish) poet, essayist, novelist, grant writer, editor, and technical writer working in Central America. "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to ta.. more..Writing
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