I quietly weep
As I find myself yearning
For the shores
Of my beloved Salamis
The muffled sound of
Restless waves
Those peaceful
Clear blue waters
~
I fall to ground
As instant grief
Threatens
To consume me
~
The sudden shift
When peacefulness
Amongst settlers
And their parish
Turns to fear
And disbelief
As dreams and hope
Are shattered
~
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Webster's definitions:
Yearning (deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness)
Salamis (an island off the SE coast of greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina)
Waters (the sea or seas bordering a particular country or continent or located in a particular part of the world)
Settler (a person who settles in a new country or area)
Parish (an ecclesiastical district having its own church and clergyman)
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