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!"