Kurt Philip Behm Poet Ballad

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)

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Andrea Dietrich July 21, 2016 at 9:30 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. Kurt Philip Behm July 21, 2016 at 10:01 AM Thanks so much, Andrea