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75 dollar PoetrySoup prize winner 2007 what an incentive to creativity ..it certainly motivated me..& financed a couple of premium years membership ..and the rest is history

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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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Dietrich Avatar
June 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
oh wow, I saw this just last year and loved it then as well. Congrats again, Brian.
Kauffman Avatar
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Congratulations on your first place win, Brian. There is powerful emotion packed into your short lines that tell a story of young lives lost and grief. Sending you blessings!
Dietrich Avatar
May 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Love this! Big congrats
Mckeithan Avatar
May 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Congrats on your placement in my contest Brian. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars and here we are some hundred years later repeating the same mistakes.
Checherov Avatar
September 12, 2018 at 6:28 PM
I love this ! Extremely sensitive to loss on the battlefield. Excellent, excellent. Write another battle cry unto death
Strand Avatar
September 13, 2018 at 3:45 AM
Thanks Ana,this has a specisl place in my anthology
Lindley Avatar
April 10, 2018 at 2:06 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...
Strand Avatar
April 10, 2018 at 2:28 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
Harris Avatar
August 31, 2017 at 8:30 PM
Touching poem.
Goff Avatar
May 16, 2010 at 10:24 PM
holy cow!!! great 2007 winner! Brian! jimbo
Hero Aka Hero-Wilson Avatar
May 29, 2009 at 3:02 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
Ahmad Avatar
May 29, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Congrats!
Nutter Avatar
May 29, 2009 at 2:30 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week.
Scripca Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Your Elegy IS a cenotaph for all the long dead comrades...Congratulations on being featured this week. Love, Iolanda
Adeite Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 9:40 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
Peranteau Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Brian,..congrats being featured this week,..great poem,..and congrats on the July Poetry contest ! wat ta go Brian ! james
Brown Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 3:27 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Brian. Love, Carol
Winter Avatar
May 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Congrats Brian on your excellent winning poem being featured once again. Love, Shar
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May 25, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Congrats Brian on your winning elegy being re-featured. Vince
Tugaff Avatar
May 25, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week and TY for all your wonderful and warm commants on mine. Ernilando
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