Waiting For Dawn

Kurt Philip Behm

In a region divided,

on a hill far away

 

A last echo subsided

quiet ruling the fray

 

The soldiers asleep,

as fate waits for the dawn

 

New blood to be spilled,

ever right—ever wrong

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2017)

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  • burning-embers

    Sombre strong truth imparted with skill and economy. Somehow simple but immensely strong. Goes into my Fav's.

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks so much.

      Kurt

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        For my new friend burning-embers

        Dying Embers

        The flames rose
        as history burned,
        and memory settled into ash

        The smoke carrying away
        all reasons why
        —dying embers of the past

        (Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2014)

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        Thanks, Cat. My favorite line too!

        Kurt

      • charlesbarrett

        Great work. Those last 2 lines will stick with me. So much was said in so few lines. Thank you for sharing.

      • Louis Gibbs

        A perfect summation of the never ending drama and folly of war ... man's favorite pastime throughout history. The last two lines were epic!

      • FredPeyer

        Kurt, you caught the futility of war perfectly.



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