Through the Perilous Night
With the comforting song
only mothers could muster
in the middle of a conflict,
Liberty steadies her children to rest.
Through the Perilous Night © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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20 words (prompt limit). Lullaby brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2771999-Brevity--20-words-or-less
Liberty = Lady Liberty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty
The title is intentionally echoic of the phrase "through the perilous fight" in the Star-Spangled Banner:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
Submitted: February 10, 2021