Shallow Waters

Shallow waters and shiny pebbles
Glistening beneath a blazing sun
Quietly this silence screams loudly
Echoes of a cannon’s final boom

Streaks of madness in an azure sky
Seeking solace floating in false calm
Gentle angels wearing wings broken
Standing and waiting for her undone

Wilted longing for pastures of green
Golden stalks, planted fields filling night
Testify to this god almighty
Fallen from heights, let this fire die

Lovely is her sorrow, like petals
weeping in a tumultuous wind
Capture her fragile to my breastbone
Angel mercy let my soul return

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