Hello Poetry Lovers
Today I want to feature a Shoa poem, a very interesting poetry form.
Six line stanzas with four syllables each line and the third and fourth line have to rhyme. Tricker than you think.
However, talented poet Alan Gregory, who introduced us to this great form, has written a wonderful Shoa piece. Very cleverly done, do read on
A shoa poem
The Longest Sleep
Looking for rest
At end of day,
Not yet we reap
The longest sleep
But morning dawns,
We wake refreshed.
A life too short,
Filled with sadness,
Finally reap
The longest sleep.
Who gave this gift?
Was it deserved?
The good, the bad,
Paid the same wage,
For we all reap
The longest sleep.
Why must we serve,
What did we do?
It is the gift
Our forebear gave,
Condemns to reap
The longest sleep
The gift God gives
Undoes it all.
A new day dawns
The sleepers rise,
No longer reap
The longest sleep.
Fully refreshed
With life renewed.
Living the choice
Of righteousness,
You do not reap
The longest sleep.
Reward for faith,
Life eternal.
Our peace results
From righteousness,
Never more reap
The longest sleep,
On perfect earth
The home of man.
Alan Gregory 2026
Wasn’t that a wonderful piece, so profound too. Thank you so much, Alan for letting me publish this. And inspiring us to write one ourselves.
Find Alan Gregory’s poetry on instagram @truculentbutamiable
Thanks for tuning in, PL’s. We’ll be back with more poetry action real soon…….
Heather Moulson 