They brought in from the sea
the dead child, the two men,
hard-faced, but moved
by what they have seen.
The mother in hysterics,
waving her arms about,
crying loudly,
the father stood dumb-struck,
watching the limp body
laid on the sand,
the two men working to revive,
all efforts,
but the child's face
remained unmoved,
unflushed.
A gull cried out,
the sea rushed.
Sep 15, 2017
Sep 15, 2017 at 4:12 AM UTC
They brought in from the sea
the dead child, the two men,
hard-faced, but moved
by what they have seen.
The mother in hysterics,
waving her arms about,
crying loudly,
the father stood dumb-struck,
watching the limp body
laid on the sand,
the two men working to revive,
all efforts,
but the child's face
remained unmoved,
unflushed.
A gull cried out,
the sea rushed.
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