Upon Battlefields Fallen True, Their Bloody Dead

Today I am doing better and I have written a poem . One inspired by my reading a post a member made at another site I am a member of. In which a member posted a poem by Thoreau: , ....The Summer Rain.... I found the verses about Homer, Ajax and the Greeks so inspiring that I sat to write a very quick poem, one my muse insisted I give birth to. Written inspired by this stanza in Thoreau's poem The Summer Rain - Poem by Henry David Thoreau " Bid Homer wait till I the issue learn, If red or black the gods will favor most, Or yonder Ajax will the phalanx turn, Struggling to heave some rock against the host." ************************************** Upon Battlefields Fallen True, Their Bloody Dead For Greek pride the courageous Greeks warriors bled Upon battlefields fallen true, their bloody dead Thus many, from Greek mothers loving hearts were torn Raised to be Greek heroes from day they were born. Those giants brave and true as Homer did so write Marching, fighting both by weary day and dark night Shields held firm, plunging deep-red sharp sword and long spears As fighting machines bereft of concerns and fears! Achilles and Ajax mighty killers born to be Destined as heroes, of valiant Greek tree Godlike power in limbs of Herculean might As was told by Homer's tale of Troy's last great fight. For Greek pride the courageous Greeks warriors bled Upon battlefields fallen true, their bloody dead! Robert J. Lindley, 6-26-2019 Sonnet, ( What my muse just demanded of me ) Written inspired by this stanza in Thoreau's poem The Summer Rain - Poem by Henry David Thoreau " Bid Homer wait till I the issue learn, If red or black the gods will favor most, Or yonder Ajax will the phalanx turn, Struggling to heave some rock against the host."