Grace
Oliver and Grace were planning to wed
At a church in Dublin on Easter day
They put on hold and chose to fight instead
For the fight for freedom was under way .
Oliver had signed a proclamation
He was charged with treason against the state
His dream crushed of a free Irish nation
Death by a firing squad would be his fate.
On the third of may in Kilmainham jail
Grace wed Oliver and became his wife
The man she married now ill and quite frail
Dawn next day the British ended his life.
A marriage together they never knew
Tragedy cut short a love that was true.
Written 20th September 2019.
Writing Challenge 2, November - A Poem Meaningful.
Sponsor, Dear Heart - Wisshkobi Ode.
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