Unpardoned

Years of grace Moments of stamina The GATE was finally in place The lock wielded The key in hand Finally, choice had a face Ready for guests to come The garden grew wild As she awaited her chance Not to offer invitation Not to release gifts But to see GOD, denying unwanted advance Decades passed No one came near The eyesore in the glen She turned to look At rejection, no election But to experience....pain, again...and again She hardened her resolve And began to clean Making herself the envy of men Guests began to gather At the remodeled gate Anticipating the joy of being let...in The millisecond came When she was applying key to lock But froze when eyes connected Words whispered Heart recoiled As she stonewalled the "rejected" The FORGIVEN is now ..........the UNPARDONED Written by Trudy Schrader on 06/02/2023