La Mort d'Eden
by Bailey (Grade 11)
Finalist in the Concours 2010
The people are marching, their will is strong
like waves they crash and drown the monarchy
while Lady Liberty leads them forth
The despot quakes in his palace,
his iron fist has broken, and like sands through an hourglass,
the reigns of a nation slip through his fingers.
His Eden has shattered, and
like Adam and Eve, he will surely fall
With the Estates no more,
the silver spoons have been melted down
the taste of freedom is on everyone's lips
and the words in their throats are
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!"
