Insanity

Few lived upon that field by end of day;
they lay, with sword and shield,
sacral ground, they would not yield
lost to a wound, never healed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Kendrick Avatar
July 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations on this creative winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sara K
Miller Avatar
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thank you Sara
mysore Avatar
July 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
True lines. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!
Miller Avatar
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thank you so much
Rodrigues Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Very well done, Terry! Congrats!
Miller Avatar
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thank you Kim
Toney Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Terry, congratulations on your win in my Straight One-Rhymed Englyn poetry contest! Your powerful, straightforward poem clearly defines the insanity of war through the ages in its last line. Well done.
Miller Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thank you, Mark, and for running this very interesting contest, I have discovered a new poetry form which I shall certainly come back to
Canerdy Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Terry, in these few well-chosen words, you have described a horrendous scene that has been a reality SO many times! CONGRATS on your well-deserved win. Janice
Miller Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thank you Janice
Volumes Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Excellent entry Terry, spot on with the rules (which many aren't these days ) and a meaningful poem, not just gibberish, Thoroughly enjoyed.
Miller Avatar
July 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Thank you so much
Evangeline Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
this is such a weighty topic with so few words. would yielding be a "saner" choice? anyway, excellent poem
Miller Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thank you Vanya
Crandall Avatar
June 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Nice flow and rhymes
Miller Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Thank you David
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