The Portrait (National Poetry Month Poem-A-Day) Day 2
The Portrait (A Lawsons Murder Ballad) (Criminal Podcast episode 25) written by Bruce A. Pandolfo 4/2/17 An injured Charlie Lawson's Tobacco tender bought Children's toys and pricey clothes, for his family to be shot... The rustic regal-garbed group, expressions grave although Marie gleamed with teen beauty, and perhaps a mother's glow? A pretty penny portrait, portrayed for holidays, Foreshadowed short-changed futures for the family he betrayed One read “No one to blame but...” abrupt there-ends the note The other scrawled “Troubles Can Cause...” shown with those snuffed and smote... A fortnight from the photo, when Christmas Day arrived Fanny baked a Yuletide cake, that no one lived to try Arthur asked his Pa for shells to go and hunt some hare Charles spared and sent him off as though he'd none to spare Art returned to find his ma, and slain siblings arranged, Gored, respectfu...