To catch sight <br />Angel of such delight <br />Our time was short <br />Of this you sort. <br /> <br />For a man like me <br />A precious sight of thee <br />A cruel world bestows <br />Then it removes, you know. <br /> <br />Takes you away <br />For you to pray <br />A sip of wine <br />I know you'll be fine <br /> <br />I have no more say <br />How to end our day <br />A slow death for sure <br />Washed upon a shore <br /> <br /> A message, in a flash <br />Cuts my mind, like a lash. <br />I pen for solace in my poems <br />I may as well look for omens <br /> <br /><br />Robert Green<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cruelty-16/
