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The Subsequent Dawn

Bugles
Calling horses 
Some missing riders
The enemy dead beyond
A five hour victory march
In the morning the burials commence
The following day all men to rest
And with the subsequent dawn—to start again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 7/21/2016 9:30:00 AM
oh my to think of it all starting over again. this reminds me kind of an etheree style poem. I liked it very much.
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 7/21/2016 10:01:00 AM
Thanks so much, Andrea

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