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Lamp a Lament
May 24, 2021
Lamp a lament and dark it will stay,
troubled times breeds-trouble does not leave.
Sorrow ensues, but for good reason;
without darkness there is no light.
So the grey sky tells of a mixed victory:
for one, the earth but then the light,
for others, there’s sour tears then night.
Loss and gain go hand in hand,
But this is a message etched in sand:
Therefore kings lavish in lustful delight
to look past the deaths for a deed of greed.
In the end, on his grave, is spit and plight,
because all must suffer to see the Lord.
© Sean C., Princeton, IL
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Joseph
May 21, 2021
Dear poetry editor:
I am submitting my three poems entitled “Ode to God,” “What Hope Brings,” and “Lamp a Lament,” for consideration in Teen Ink.
I am a junior in high school and I will graduate in the class of 2022 at Bishop Heelan Catholic Highschool.
Please recycle my manuscript if it does not fit your editorial needs. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Joseph