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Brave Men Wade Into Shadows On Death's Ground

Brave Men Wade Into Shadows On Death's Ground Power of one secret word can shatter all, send men into war and deadly harms way. Dead and dying on battlefields they fall for dead glory and pittance of pay. Brave men wade shadows on death's ground duty bound, praying for divine reprieves. Bloodshed reigns, ghastly deaths are found Dark Lord lies, that eternally deceives! Curse not legions of those fallen brave, honor rests in dying for a true cause. Heroes die in pain, as madmen simply rave wasted lives best give deeper pause! Blood gushes from spears with iron tips lives depart in battles forgotten. Charon sings out about his many trips ferrying bodies gashed, dead and rotten! Honor embraced those that fought dying well, others lay in dark forgotten graves. Charon took their lost souls deep into Hell where misery lives, nothing ever saves. No record exists of battlefield dying words testaments of mouths gurgling red blood. Rotting flesh, meals for hell's carrion birds maggots feasting upon blood soaked mud! Fear one secret word that can shatter all duty, honor fail when wrapped in lies. True warriors live to answer a just call seeking life later in Vahalla's skies. Serving truth in defending freedom's fate they may find death to not be so hard. Each knows with death they do have a date a joker resting on at least one card! Power of one secret word can shatter all, send men into war and deadly harms way. Dead and dying on battlefields they fall for dead glory and pittance of pay. Brave men wade shadows on death's ground duty bound, praying for divine reprieves. Bloodshed reigns, ghastly deaths are found Dark Lord lies, that eternally deceives! Robert J. Lindley, 02-10-2015 Note--Bringing this from my private writes in my journal.

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Date: 9/13/2015 6:15:00 AM
- A powerful and dark poem .... but, really well written Robert (7) - Best wishes and hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 9/13/2015 1:21:00 AM
fantastic write Robert! A7!
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Date: 9/12/2015 6:42:00 PM
This is extremely well written, equally captivating and thought provoking. You get a pure 7 from me! :) I see no winners in in war, it's devastating, dread, horror and loss and despair regardless.........
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