La Llorona

The Weeping Woman

By Laurel DreyersPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read

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Knelt by the river,

Murky with innocence spilt

She wept, and weeps still

heartbreak sad poetry

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Laurel Dreyers

I write Sci-fi, fiction, poetry, and horror. Some of my favorite books are the Lunar Chronicles, Agatha Christie mysteries, and the Sherlock Holmes memoirs.

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