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In Quiet Memoriam

an acrostic poem | Submission for "Moment of Silence" Challenge

By Alexandria StanwyckPublished about a year ago 1 min read
In Quiet Memoriam
Photo by Rhodi Lopez on Unsplash

Standing here on haunted ground, straddling the line between grief and relief,

incessant rivers saturate the ground, though the time spent here's been brief.

Let us bow our heads in memory and sorrow,

even as the sun shines like yesterday and tomorrow.

Now that you're gone, it is only from us your story will speak

'Cause the line between two dates won't contain the answers they'll seek.

Even now, this crowd of impacted souls speaks volumes more than what words on a page can say.

AcrosticElegyFree Verseheartbreaksad poetry

About the Creator

Alexandria Stanwyck

My inner child screams joyfully as I fall back in love with writing.

I am on social media! (Discord, Facebook, and Instagram.)

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  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Sadly beautiful. Well done.

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