Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #19: War

Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #19: War

WAR

All lies still
Then a sudden stir
The sound of a stick breaking
The leaves of a bush rustling

A sharp turn
A cautious crawl

The spring

The glint, the crash of a sword
A failing to block the gleaming weapon
The horrendous shriek that follows
The anguish

It goes on and on
Occurs again and again

When it is over
All lies still
No flags wave
Corpses sprawled all over, reign
Nothing stirs

War is a soldier's mistress
But blood is his brother

Written from the heart by Hilary Puskar

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