A Pardon Too Late
Horseman rode
Feverish pace
Mercy in hand
Panicked face
Purpose clear
Will weak
Stopped for the bottle
Unintended sleep
Entered the village
After axe fell
An untouched pardon
A Needless knell
Horseman rode
Feverish pace
Mercy in hand
Panicked face
Purpose clear
Will weak
Stopped for the bottle
Unintended sleep
Entered the village
After axe fell
An untouched pardon
A Needless knell