O Battle Rage

Sing out loud 
like mighty beasts 
do comrades & me, 
in no retreat, 
of battles olden 
nor others to be 
so no other cannon-fodder, 
of passion & quest, 
curry within, 
like tormented Reese, 
haunting memory’s 
manifest. 
And lay no new 
grim wreath.
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Dietrich Avatar
January 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I really enjoyed your battle song. Excellent last line
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