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Police Officer and Sorrow contest entry
Casket Rose
by DragonSkulls
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The ringing of the doorbell chimes
woke her as she slept.
After Captain Williams left
she asked me why I wept.
I picked her up and held her close
until the rising dawn.
I simply could not bring myself
to tell her Daddy's gone.
I made the painful funeral plans
the next day afternoon.
I gasped for breath when Lindsay asked,
"Will Daddy be home soon?"
The hardest thing I've ever done
were words that needed said.
To tell my precious baby girl
her loving father's dead.
An officer that gave his life,
a fate too quickly met.
Who loved us both with all his heart,
a bond we'll not forget.
His comrades proudly stood and lined
the cemetery lawn.
She placed atop the casket lid
the rose she cried upon.
A year has passed and many nights
I rock her off to sleep.
I see his face within her eyes
and silently I weep.
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Writing Prompt |
Write a short rhyming poem about police officers and sorrow.
Method of rhyme up to writer. |
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