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All That Remains 
by Rie Sheridan Rose 

A giant strode into our world one day—

blocking out the sun with his magnitude.

The children cried, and their mothers hid

within walls no longer comforting.

.

But the giant offered help and friendship,

possessing abilities the town did not.

He dragged a finger through the earth

and a canal appeared to carry goods to market.

.

He gently blew upon seeds ready for planting,

and distributed in a day what would have taken

a week or more to sow.

He shook his head when offered recompense.

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The giant stayed and lent us aid

from early spring till start of winter…

but as the weather cooled

and the food grew scarcer—

.

Whispers began to forget the good

and grumble at the extra work.

As he slept one night upon the moor,

the council cast a curse to turn him to stone.

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He threw up a hand in entreaty,

one last plea for mercy and understanding…

and still today, that hand reaches up,

all that remains of he who was our savior.

Fiction © Copyright Rie Sheridan Rose
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from Author Rie Sheridan Rose:

Overheard in Hell:
Dark Poetry

Poems exploring hell and damnation. Tales of sorrow, vengeance, betrayal, and redemption. Ghosts, ghouls, and demons stalk these pages. Don’t read in a lonely house…in a darkened room by a single candle…

…unless you like the touch of an icy finger up your spine.

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