Out among the corn fields,
Beneath the bruised night sky,
Surrounded by the shattered husks
Of the barley and the rye.
The moon, she shines down on me,
Whilst the twilight creatures cry,
And I clutch the object to my chest
Beneath that bruised night sky.
The house sits blind and eyeless
A distance to the west,
I know not how long I’ve sat here
With a shoe held to my breast.
The lace is old and frayed now,
The leather far from best,
But when she ran into these fields
This treasure is all she left.
“Follow him with me Daddy!”
Her shoes kicked up the dust.
The sun lay on the horizon,
And burnished gold lit up the dusk.
I stood stoic in the doorway,
I was filled with too much trust,
She ran, and fell, and carried on
Leaving a shoe upon the dust.
“Follow him with me Daddy!”
Her words ring in my ears.
These hollow stalks whisper her name,
While my eyes burn with tears.
Who called her in the corn that day?
Who waylaid all her fears?
What did the silent scarecrow see
Deep in the corn-grain ears?
My breathing sounds like thunder
In the oil slick black of night.
The leather creases in my hand
A I squeeze the small shoe tight.
It’s my only way to hold her,
To remember her in the light.
The one link to my daughter
In this oil slick dark of night.
I scream into that darkness,
Only the scarecrow listens to me,
I scream at the man among the corn
That day that she was three.
I scream up at the harvest moon
Until I think my lungs should bleed.
The man she followed in the corn fields,
The man I know was me.
A contest entry
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What did you think
Comments
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Congratulations on the Golden Chalice!!!!
Very thought-provoking... Thank you for your profound entry, and best wishes to you!! 
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Very scary, very sad! Well-done rhyming horror, I think this should take some more bling! Lita
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Nice twist. I'm always looking for a good story. I liked the scarecrow. It kind of served as an anchor for me, keeping me here. I saw him in my mind's eye from the time you introduced him, all the way through to the end.
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Wonderful portrait and simple meaningful rhyme. It makes a person feel quite sad for the loss.
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Thansk :)
Thanks for your kind comment
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wow this is amazing. i love the line "the house sits blind and eyeless" that was spectacular. this whole poem was really good, i love the flow and the feelings you put into it. great job and thank you so much for entering! :]
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Thanyou!
Thanks so much for your comment, really appreciated. Great contest.
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you are very welcome! and thank you :]
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So very touching...sad
Your rhyme is awesome...flawless
How poignant this is
Thank you for sharing this
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The words became alive, I felt there to. A beautiful rythm created from sadness and loss. Amazing. Very excellent write.
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an exelent write and yet i am not sure if this is what blitz is looking for as he did state third person point of view in the rules, a very good write though , i shall let him decide on this one though, good luck in the contest and thank you for entering
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really looking for something more bloody you know
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Beautiful with a touch of Tragedy
Starts our pretty then ends tragic? Not all the way sure but its almost like a short story.
Depth is simply great.
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