They Sang to Us

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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2184379

24 Syllables Contest entry. Prompt word: Melic

"They Sang to Us"



Our Greek grandparents,
as those before them,
sang lullabies;
melic poems soothed us.
Lovely lyrics.





24 Syllables Contest entry
Prompt word: Melic (adj) poetry (especially Greek poems, ie. 16th century), verses intended to be sung.
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