Her graceful gesture
Now complete
He held her hand close-by.
She gave with love
Her life complete
His lifeless slumber nigh.
The slightest smile
That settled faintly on his face
The truth of love descried.
She caressed his hand
And kissed his lips
Before his final sigh.
©Alison Jean Hankinson
This is for d’Verse poetics where we are contemplating grace.
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