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Eleven;Eleven;Eleven

Chill breath of autumn Sears the poppy scarlet red, On his memory'd cenotaph. Tears trickle in the furrowed Faces of young comrades .....now long dead

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Anna Checherov

Date: 9/12/2018 6:28:00 PM

I love this ! Extremely sensitive to loss on the battlefield. Excellent, excellent. Write another battle cry unto death

Brian Strand
Date: 9/13/2018 3:45:00 AM

Thanks Ana,this has a specisl place in my anthology

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/10/2018 2:06:00 PM

I see the economy of words yet the great depth and imagery presented. To now know that this has very personal meaning to you and your family just makes it that much more an admirable piece. A fav my friend...

Brian Strand
Date: 4/10/2018 2:28:00 PM

Yes thank you Robert,this and a few others on the subject of war at a personal level have been a way of reflecting this sadness to which you refer.Bless you

Anita Harris

Date: 8/31/2017 8:30:00 PM

Touching poem.

Rick Parise

Date: 7/18/2010 6:23:00 PM

Congrats on this beautiful piece Brian!!~Rick

James Marshall Goff

Date: 5/16/2010 10:24:00 PM

holy cow!!! great 2007 winner! Brian! jimbo

Rhonda Hero Aka Hero-Wilson

Date: 5/29/2009 3:02:00 PM

Congratulations on this poem and the meaning behind it.. I love the word 'cenotaph' just that one word is powerful.-Thanks again-The Keeper

Syed Amaan Ahmad

Date: 5/29/2009 2:09:00 PM

Congrats!

Anthony Nutter

Date: 5/29/2009 2:30:00 AM

Congratulations on your poem being featured this week.

Iolanda Scripca

Date: 5/26/2009 8:38:00 PM

Your Elegy IS a cenotaph for all the long dead comrades...Congratulations on being featured this week. Love, Iolanda

Adeleke Adeite

Date: 5/26/2009 9:40:00 AM

Congrats once again as you are being honoured once again with another feature of the week. We can’t get this kind of well deserved honour else where other than poetrysoup. Keep writing, you are a great poet… Leke