Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

Shells Ii Death Is Dead Once More For Now

Recall the midwife

To the cenotaph

War is over


For now at least


Nothing but poppy petal buttercup remain 
in tact to blow away this coming eve

Or grow from flounder's red sodden field

To flutter on a chasten solar breeze

Up and up so only downward grave
can see

So pray the world outside relent drunken
on the floral scent

Sprayed by white tailed doves formation 
flying overhead

Signaling in semaphore

Death is dead once more

We've little left to fill a casket

Apart from surplus faulty armaments

Scattered across the length and breadth 
of no man's lands

To carry these giant's home

To mother's

Wishing they we're never born

Or had a daughter instead

Amen

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David Kavanagh October 13, 2021 at 12:56 PM Powerful poetry Christopher, Death is dead once more, This is the reality about the aftermath of war, ok it's over with, lest we forget, and boy they forgot pretty quick, 20 years later had to do it all again, because it never really finished in the first place, love this one a Fave, cheers David David Kavanagh October 19, 2021 at 12:41 PM It's a great line, for a new AC/DC ALBUM you should get it patented Christopher Flaherty October 19, 2021 at 12:16 PM Cheers David And like you pointed out my favorite line was also Death is dead once more So much so I changed and incorporated it into the title. Ta thank you as always fella