Where the little boy lays

This very poignant poem was written by Teresa Harrison-Best … With the very distressing image of a young Syrian boy found drowned in Turkey, she thought she would write something in response. A very sad day for mankind.

Where the little boy lays

He has no future or freedom,
his passage has come to an end.
A little boy robbed of his life now,
the sea his pitiless friend.

No comforting words to protect him,
instead the roar of the sea.
A little boy lies on the shore now,
no struggle, he’s finally free.

We watch them lift his soaked body,
our tears of grief trickle down.
A little boy’s figure is taken
from the place where his body was found.

Condemnation and anger now follow,
nations will vent out their rage.
The little boy lies in his grave now,
as we all turn to the next page.

No hope for fresh new beginning,
just a grave for his limp, little frame.
A little boy’s name will fade in our memories,
like a dwindling, shadowy flame.

R. I. P. Aylan Kurdi, with your brother, Galip and their mother, Rehan x

Written by Teresa Harrison-Best

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Teresa H-B

Teresa lives in Worthing with her husband Stuart and their three rescue cats. She has recently retired from a long career in the Health and Social care sector, and has taken up Mosaics, Pilates and walking cricket. Her love of writing has always been prevalent throughout her life, and she wrote Catawall, fluent in feline following major surgery as a form of therapy. Her love of rhyme and rhythm feature in Catawall and her subsequent children’s books featuring Mackerel a piratical cat who captures the heart of everyone, even the ships mice and rats! ‘Mackerel and The Jolly Daisy’, ‘Mackerel and the Treasure Map’ and ‘Mackerel Saves the Day’. Her latest project Doggee Longlegs enters young fiction aimed at older children. Doggee is about young dog who starts life in a rescue shelter, overlooked on the homing day. Teresa is a great advocate of all animals and feels passionately about animal welfare, both at home and abroad.

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