The unforgiving,
beast of nature
howls it’s early arrival.
It was just outside,
the tennament house,
where an old man waited...
for the overdue reapping
of Gods grimmest soldier!
Gone was the sunlight
and the warmth
he had basked in.
It had passed into shadows
and no longer graced
the ricketty old window
he so loved to sit by.
He was chilled to the bone
as the breath of the beast
leached through his window.
Invading what little comfort
this small room offered.
On the wall by his bed
was the only decoration
that adorned his lonely room.
A picture of his wife
who had gone on before him
and there...
waited for him still.
He shivered and shook
under blankets too thin.
But one look at her picture
stole the chill from his bones.
And in the warmth, of her memory
he surrendered his body.
The withered shell he had lived in
fell away like dry leaves.
Casting off of earths shores,
the cosmic wind filled his sails
carrying him to a spiritual life.
With the comming of dawn.
God's newest angel
flew to the stars
and the waiting arms
of his Soul Mate
Hand in hand,
they walked together
in the sunlight of Heaven.
Honorable mention
Silver trophy winner
Adding your comment:
