Moon Baby Poetry 2001 - 2005

Annabelle's Wake

In memory of my aunt who died too young.

Annabelle's Wake

Subsiding storm, tropical winds
Fury driven restless tide
Lonely gravesite suffers in silence
Annabelle's wake, hot tears abide

False illusion, elusive rain
Guilt driven relentless tide
Desolate tomb endures their absence
Annabelle's wake, lamented bride

Cast upon weather's beaten sands
Regret driven brutal tide
Comforted soul embraces no child
Annabelle's wake, angels confide

Inevitable dead silence
Forgive sheltered healing tide
Nurtured garden blooms no room for tears
Annabelle's wake, your worlds collide