Will Beresford Poet Free verse

3 masked men

3 masked men 
Sun at their backs burning heavy, bright
As silhouette turns to figure,
A striking image displaying only death

3 masked men 
Sea born breeze blowing, a single tear
Was there a message?
3 masked men exclaiming silently.

3 masked men 
Drawing ever closer 
Fields drag with anticipation 
Closer the men draw

3 masked men 
Arriving with gifts from a recent history
Belongings sharing horrific memories
These have seen battle

3 masked men 
Departing saying nothing
Speaking thousands of words
Honor the souls that live in these vessels 

No more men
All stands still
Women weep for their loss 
Children missing memories soon to be

No more men
Blood soaked ornaments 
One lost 
Many lost

3 masked men
Sunsets sweet memory

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Will Beresford August 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM In the aftermath of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans stood against thousands of Persian invaders, a quieter story begins—one not of glory, but of grief, duty, and remembrance. This poem follows three messengers. cloaked in masks not just of bronze, but of silence and sorrow.Tasked with retrieving the belongings of the fallen, these men carry the weight of a nation’s pride—and its loss. They are not heroes in battle, but guardians of memories.

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