(Format 4444 5555 4444 5555 4444 5555 4444 5555 4444 6666 5555 word pattern) <br /> <br />Night was falling in <br />Birds folded their wings. <br />Upon the Irish hills <br />Winter was thickly crystallizing. <br /> <br />Upon the singular, frozen lane <br />Stars cast a beckoning glance. <br />The travelers are now gone <br />And the pathway lay forlorn. <br /> <br />From a corner farmhouse <br />A candle made sighs! <br />From the deep recesses <br />Prayers followed unto stillness. <br /> <br />A widow was in distress <br />A mother was in tears. <br />On the following castaway morn’ <br />Her life was getting doomed. <br /> <br />Rent was her problem <br />Owner was her crucifier. <br />Auction was a reality <br />She was meeting inevitability. <br /> <br />Life was becoming a ghost <br />Meager possessions were getting lost. <br />Mind was on endless flight, <br />It was a burning night. <br /> <br />She knelt before Christ <br />She shed her heart. <br />Dawn peeped in soon <br />Birds took on wings. <br /> <br />Bailiff appeared on the scene <br />The public thronged in soon. <br />She stood in ardent prayers, <br />She held a sea within. <br /> <br />Soon followed the auction, <br />Possessions disappeared in seconds! <br />Christ rescued her at last <br />She was finally blest! <br /> <br />Upon Lord's picture fell innumerable eyes! <br />His graceful face stole the scene! <br />Thronging people fell on His light, <br />The world finally repaid her debts! <br /> <br />Life returned to modest streams <br />Love dales were long visiting. <br />Soulful prayers bless every life, <br />Graceful hearts are always answered. <br /> <br />xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <br /> <br />PB: - Kindly do not mind the length of the poem. The theme is all the more important.<br /><br />Ravi Panamanna<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-graceful-lady/
