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Police Officer and Sorrow contest entry

Casket Rose

by DragonSkulls

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The ringing of the doorbell chimes      woke her as she slept.      After Captain Williams left      she asked me why I wept.      I picked her up and held her close      until the rising dawn.      I simply could not bring myself      to tell her Daddy's gone.      I made the painful funeral plans      the next day afternoon.      I gasped for breath when Lindsay asked,      "Will Daddy be home soon?"      The hardest thing I've ever done      were words that needed said.      To tell my precious baby girl      her loving father's dead.      An officer that gave his life,      a fate too quickly met.      Who loved us both with all his heart,      a bond we'll not forget.      His comrades proudly stood and lined      the cemetery lawn.      She placed atop the casket lid      the rose she cried upon.      A year has passed and many nights      I rock her off to sleep.      I see his face within her eyes      and silently I weep.

Writing Prompt Write a short rhyming poem about police officers and sorrow. Method of rhyme up to writer.

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