Trenched Innocence Lost

Poppies grow on bone meal

Will the sorrowed soil heal


A wooden cross shows fare

The bullet one should spare


When minds have come to rest

Could madness be a test


For those who never learn

That Karma does return


19th March 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Dietrich Avatar
March 28, 2020 at 5:15 PM
Back with my Congrats for your win, Kai. Keep safe, wherever you are.
La France Avatar
March 27, 2020 at 10:11 AM
Kai, congratulations on your win in my contest, I believe in karma _Constance
Roper Avatar
March 25, 2020 at 10:57 PM
Kai, great poem and a big congratulations on your win in Dear Heart’s Alexamdrine contest-. Hugs Eve
Neumann Avatar
March 26, 2020 at 6:09 AM
Thank you Eve. We are isolating in Spain, but Karma is still connected. Kind wishes, Kai
Dietrich Avatar
March 20, 2020 at 9:05 PM
so profound, Kai. That last line just really tells it all!!
Neumann Avatar
March 26, 2020 at 6:14 AM
Thank you Andrea. I appreciate that. Karma lives on. Kind wishes, Kai
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