When Guidons Fall
...T’is said the battle ended
as the tattered guidon fell
yet those who bear the scars
have a different tale to tell.
He stood among the bloodied
no one special - just a man
tears mingled with t...
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Categories:
guidons, freedom, military, soldier, war,
Form: Verse
False Warrior
...False Warrior
Cold spear of winter’s harbinger
pierces the heart of summer
leaving her wounded beauty
bleeding out upon the landscape.
Autumn – cruel mercenary force
despoiling the scent ...
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Categories:
guidons, autumn, change, metaphor, military,
Form: Free verse