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Silent Shores: A Mother's Grief Unveiled

A poignant lament for the daughter lost to the depths of sorrow

By ojelabi michealPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Silent Shores: A Mother's Grief Unveiled
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In tender sands, her laughter danced,

A child's gleeful delight,

But fate's cruel hand reached out that day,

To dim the sun's warm light.

A mother's heart, now broken, weeps,

Upon the shore so vast,

Where memories drift like seagull's cries,

Her anguish unsurpassed.

Once, innocence adorned her gaze,

In eyes so bright and blue,

Now haunted by the ocean's depths,

And dreams that won't come true.

Each crashing wave, a painful echo,

Of the day her world did break,

In grief's relentless undertow,

Her spirit left to ache.

The beach, once kissed by purest joy,

Now whispers of despair,

Footprints washed away by tears,

Lost moments, no longer there.

A mother's love forever trapped,

In the riptide of her soul,

The echoes of her daughter's voice,

Now swallowed by the shoal.

Oh, cruel sea, unyielding and vast,

Claiming her precious child,

She wanders through the ebbing tide,

A spirit still defiled.

Through sands of sorrow, she walks alone,

Haunted by what was lost,

Her heart forever bound to grief,

In anguish, tempest-tossed.

The ocean's depths conceal her pain,

In waters dark and deep,

But in her heart, a flame still burns,

For the love she'll always keep.

Oh, silent shores, bear witness true,

To a mother's anguished plea,

May solace find her wounded soul,

And set her spirit free.

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