A ghostly Haze

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A Ghostly Haze

 

A ghostly haze filled the air

as women hovered over their stoves

Children were nestled in warm beds

while the menfolk courageously

braved the ocean's wind and rain

In search of better things

to find a pot of gold

or a new land to hold

the time has come to find

something better for all

 

Then, as the haze lifts

the children begin to rise

to the smells of mother's cooking

so fresh and clean

with hearty mouths

they come and sit down

eager to fill their stomachs

and start a new day

 

Life seems good and bright

nary a reason to fight

But, the women feel a change

is on the horizon

an eerily sensation

comes with the ghostly haze

that once again begins

to fill the barren land

 

This fertile land

they once knew

to be filled with gold

had been pillaged & plundered

by the greed of man

wanting to much to soon

 

One by one they flee

from the fears that

they themselves have caused

leaving no home

for their children to have

ending in a ghostly haze.

Reviews

[Sean M. Addams]

i really enjoyed this piece and thought the imagery and flow were fantasic .... overall very nice job on this