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TATTERED FLAG .. .
Tattered Flag .. .
Down by the Ypres point
I thought I saw an old woman
she was wearing a woollen shawl
and in her eyes I only saw aloneness
In the dykes and in the gutter
she searched in sorrow for her soldier boy
as she stabbed the rats away
the woman had forgotten how to pray
Across the tawny grasses
all standing in an uneven row
bowed backed and heavy with twilight dew
she advanced on another bed of brothers
Thrown here and there
she glanced at every face
and some she stopped to arrange their hair
she wished she had still a prayer to say
The sound of gunfire in the distance
reminded her of where she were
the age of these young lovers
none to return to their mothers
Her lonely solitude now complete
her soul beyond torment
her every tear was spent, she bent
to another fallen lord believing now there was no God
An eerie shaft of sunlight fell
upon a hill festooned of bodies
and there he lay full sail upon an open sea
the son she bore it seemed a gentle smile he wore
She hoisted up one limpid flag that she had found
then threw herself upon the ground to mourn
the night and cry the flag, it fluttered on the hill by light
‘aye a different sun and ‘aye the saddest sight
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I'm a writer ... I write .. . I’m not sure why I ever stopped, was it 9/11? .. . edenbray is born ugly, wet and covered in blood, mucous and bodily functions ~ the effluence of my short life .. . I am a Writer and Artist since 1966 - I'm an avid Blogger ~ I write lots of poems, written essays, articles, reviews, opinion + comment .. . I have had many poems selected for Anthologies of verse and recently have published many of my poems in 24+ themed booklets ... please ask for details - join the shebang by leaving me a marker with a 'like' or a comment for my ego and encouragement and thanks for listening - I really value your interest ~ edenbray