ORPHANGE ORDEAL.

Wendy wondered.
Wendy waited for someone to come,
But no one did.
Her aunt, promised

She'd be taken in,
Cared for, loved,
Promised her.
But no one came.

She stood outside
The orphanage
Ready and willing,
The day dull,

The wind chilling,
But no sign of anyone.
Wendy sighed.
She knew this might happen,

Knew that promises
Were seldom kept,
That they were just false coinage
In the purse of her heart.

All dressed up
And clean faced,
Hair brushed so,
Teeth brushed,

A smile ready
To show
If some one turned up.
She gazed up the road,

No one in sight,
Not a sign.
She'd been waiting
Since half past nine.

Her heart sank,
Her eyes began to glass,
Her lips trembled,
Her fingers fiddled

With buttons on her coat.
There was no one
Except a frightened frog
In her tiny throat.

Comments: 14

Kimber F. Apr 3, 2009, 3:17am EDT

How sad and touching. What a gut wrenching feeling you draw forth with this one. Thanks for sharing and peace.

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Shannon H. Apr 3, 2009, 3:49am EDT

The abandonment and rejection must be awful for these poor kids. So sad for Wendy.

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Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N. Apr 3, 2009, 3:51am EDT

I know it is, not from being in an orphanage, but from (a long while ago) being Emergency Placement Foster Parents for children like Wendy. There are way too many like her. You captured this well.
Marilyn

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Leah Christensen Apr 3, 2009, 3:53am EDT

What a sad poem.

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L. H. Apr 3, 2009, 4:50am EDT

That IS sad ::(

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Nancy Biri Apr 3, 2009, 9:28am EDT

That's sad

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tammie p. Apr 3, 2009, 10:07am EDT

such a sad poem

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Angela A. Apr 3, 2009, 12:10pm EDT

What a terrible thing for a little girl to have to go through.
This poem brought a tear to my eyes.

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Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Apr 3, 2009, 5:44pm EDT

Such sadness.

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Georgiana S. Apr 3, 2009, 10:38pm EDT

may as well have tied the poor thing to a post and left a bowl of water! So sad.

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Kushal Poddar Apr 3, 2009, 10:39pm EDT

Touching.

Her windows, her rooms

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Sue T. Apr 3, 2009, 10:48pm EDT

Terry this is full of emotion and tugs at the heartstrings. I think these lines are exquisite: '... they were just false coinage in the purse of her heart' and 'There was no one, Except a frightened frog in her tiny throat'. Beautiful work, as always.

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