Overdueleaf Posted December 25, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) here is a poem i wrote a few years back.. it seems fitting for this time of year.. .enjoy...ahem! Spilling the blood of Autumn This is a classic tale of war An Inevitable meeting of colossal giants That can only end with one victor Stoic generals lead their multicolored regiments From their vantage point They spot the invading army, And brace for the initial assault Fast and unforgiving, The full force of the charging army is displayed The first round of soldiers fall Feeling the icy grip of the harbinger of death Unyielding advances pick off soldiers with every pass Catapulting their lifeless forms in the air And covering the ground In a rainbow death shroud Holding their positions The generals are captured where they stand Helpless soldiers scatter to the wind Hoping to escape the ensuing torment The prisoners of war, Once alive with vibrant colors Have been reduced to skeletons, Silhouettes against somber blue grey skies The only sign of life marked by Subtle trembling, a fear induced action Brought on by the force of relentless attacks From the sidelines they watch in horror As soldiers fall one by one Victims of the bombardiers in the sky Letting loose their arsenals Of pelting bullets And smothering cover fire The last leaf limps along, Crimson red against the falling snow Ragged and torn, it does not falter In a final hurrah, the soldier Unknowingly pens its own epitaph, As its path is etched in the frozen battlefield Battered and broken, it succumbs to its fate And just as the warriors that fell before It too will disappear, Beneath a blanket of white Edited December 25, 2012 by Overdueleaf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritWriter Posted December 26, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Yes! I love it and I love that YOU wrote it overdueleaf... There is even death in peace.... Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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