That is absolutely beautiful! The rhyming is lovely, and it sounds a lot like something I think Maria might say. Well done, well done indeed! I look forward to more!
Thanks.
Here's the Dowager one like I said. It talks about OTMA so I figured it fitted here
"The Dowager's Heart"
She won’t yet lapse into insanity
Nor has she lost hope in humanity
Yet her jewels aren’t worth the tears she’s cried
When the news came that they had died
Her conscious fights for what her heart has stole
But she would rather believe her soul
A soul that deceives her they are still alive
At least the children have survived
But her heart is cruel making her mind dread
Screaming “Nicky is already dead!”
But lo she writes in hope of reply
She’s the Dowager Empress and queens don’t cry
Her grand children will write, send a message or call
They are strong young women, Romanovs after all
Olga will come first, poetic and blonde—
“Olga is already gone”
There’s a knock at the door made by a delicate hand
Could it be her, a duchess, one grand
Tatiana will arrive, no matter the cost
“Tatiana is already lost”
Today a letter arrived just for her eyes
She tears it open hoping for a surprise
Maria, has written her grandmother, the dear
“Maria is no longer here”
There is no hope but she won’t give in
She tries to dream, she tries to pretend
Anastasia, she lives, oh lift sorrows’ weight off her chest
“Anastasia is with all the rest”
She thinks of the heir who so needed protecting
She wipes at the tears the mirror is reflecting
Alexei is fine he’s a mere boy but strong
“Alexei Nikolaevich bids you live long”
But the poor woman refuses to see
It cannot be the truth, it just cannot be
Russia will live, she will not turn and hide
“Russia has already died”
By Russia of course I mean Romanov Russia
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