Gettysburg Addressed

  
     bullets… tears… blood… shrieks

       mortality’s cries intrude…

         clover found them rude
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
simple but powerful words that linger in my mind...thank you.
Velasco Avatar
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Powerful imagery ... so haunting yet quietly poignant. The contrast of clover with the chaos really hits the heart.
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