Consecration

no soldier ever kissed the soil they bled on for its sake ... no leader ever bled for the young lives giv'n to their charge ... no mother ever wept for a cause, torn straight from her womb; the oceans of the earth could not catch the tears lost to war. ~ 1st Place ~ in the FFI Series 78 "Daryush" Form, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor. This form is called a "Daryush", labelled after and inspired by Elizabeth Daryush, the English poet who lived from 1887-1977. It is a 6/5/3 syllabic triplet style series that encompasses a complete thought or sentence therein.