The Victor

by Sondra Ball


 

You bruised and broke my spirit.

 

But tomorrow came.

Dewdrops fell on rose buds.

A baby was born.

The sun rose.

 

You stole my joy.

You caused me pain.

But I rose up the victor

when I overturned the night.

 

to Autumn Leaves, an online poetry journal
volume 11(6)
This poem is copyright © 2007, Sondra Ball, all rights reserved.
Find more poems by Sondra Ball.

search by FreeFind

divider

The Web Projects of Sondra Ball and Mario Cavallini

to Autumn Leaves, an online poetry journal
to statements of social witness
to Mario's haiku
to the link libraries
to Sondra's book reviews
to the Ball/Cavallini homepage
[colophon]   [index]