Interrupted
Written for:
The Worlds Challenge by TrisanaChandler13: Panem – Write about losing loved ones.
The Het-pairings Boot Camp by reminiscent-afterthought: Time.
The Poetry Boot Camp by QuietConspiracy: Green.
The Star Challenge by ohmoony: Adara - Write about Lily Evans.
Pairing: Lily/James.
The old cottage in ruins lies,
Roof rent in half, walls blown apart,
Cracks snaking thither, ribbon-like,
And plaster-white, crumbling into infinity.
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Scorch marks impressed on the pristine floor,
Marks of a battle, well-fought, but lost,
In this fight, there is no gain,
This destroyed home, a prison-house of pain.
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In the hall, at the foot of the stairs he lies,
Face serene and calm, carved of marble pale,
A noble warrior, defender, brave beyond this mortal age,
No more a boy, but a conqueror of death's dread veil.
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And upstairs, at the foot of the cradle she rests,
A halo of red, fitting crown for a spirited queen,
Green eyes, still filled of wonder, of love,
Ode to a mother's sacrificial rites.
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Dusk is falling, but time stands still,
For one eternity, the world has ceased to spin,
No breath is drawn, no soft sigh lingers,
The frail thread of life snaps and disappears.
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Outside the walls, time is still fleet,
People are rejoicing in the street,
None see the pall cast down its sheet,
And cover this home from head to feet.
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Life, half-done, has left its mark,
Pies in the oven, in the kettle some tea,
A lamp in the nursery still dispels the dark,
Shining on drawings of hill, valley and sea.
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The shutters are drawn, tis doom that prevails,
While from his cradle, the baby wails.