John Lawless Poet Free verse

As a Silenced Trumpet Weeps

A silent trumpet signals reveille’s call
Shadows play liars poker
Amid the stone
Sunshine tiptoes past
The grey mourners
Forgotten flags
Offer a tattered role call
A sad wind stiffens in salute
As a silenced trumpet weeps

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Paul Callus April 21, 2026 at 7:51 AM A sad memory of those who die for their country. And once the trumpet falls silent, it would be somebody else's turn :( // paul

Gershon Wolf April 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM Compelling portrait, John. ... We are at fault, of course -- we and our 'freedom' for which the departed gave their very lives.

sara Etgen-Baker April 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM poignant and powerful words. Have to fave this one

Hilda Greenhough April 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM It's somber,and sad with no hope except memories and monuments.

Paul Bell April 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM A soldiers epitaph. The trumpet, the flag, a medal goodbye. Not a lot for our heroes.

Lin Lane April 17, 2026 at 6:12 AM John, reading this made me picture the scene of a veteran’s cemetery where the only memory of them is expressed by the sun and the wind. I would weep with the silent trumpet. .