George Calabrese Poet Free verse

War and Battle

In Flanders Fields
The story goes
The poppies grow
Between the rows

The soldiers
Some tall, some short
Lay at peace
Their families come
Reflect and leave

Today the combatants
Row on row
Wait their turn
Some tall, some bald
Their loved ones
By their side

The news today
Another poke
Another wait
Another hope

This battle seems unending
But everyone is resolute
Although some fall
They fall far less
The suffering though
There none the less

Years from now
As research grows
Some things will change
Some things will not

Lest we forget

George Calabrese
July 7, 2012

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Poet Destroyer A February 8, 2016 at 1:01 PM GEORGE, hope to see you post again :) linda

Poet Destroyer A October 25, 2015 at 6:22 PM Hi George, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@ Poet Destroyer A October 25, 2015 at 9:32 PM for a first poem, you pulled a wonderful verse. A topic I find hard to write about. thank you for the mail. I hope to see you enjoy one of my poem soon. LINDA

Skat A October 25, 2015 at 3:03 PM George, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT