Fair
By Eladrim
Burning, from the fire, ashes are flinging.
Hours later cries are still ringing
Into the ominous dark of the night,
Beyond the measure of both depth and height.
On down comes the cleansing shower.
Flowing with a wondrous power.
Washing away the grief with the gore.
The remains of a battle like none seen before.
But never sleeping ghosts still whisper here,
Bestowing in the heart much anger and fear.
An army led needlessly to war,
By an evil King desiring more.
This was their fate though it hardly seems fair.
An order from a tyrant who didn't care.
On his throne he sits up high,
While his subjects march off to the place they will die.
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Copyright 2005 Eladrim
Published on Sunday, May 29, 2005.
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On Monday, January 5, 2015, Nimue44
(289) wrote:
Leaders will always be cruel: they feed souls to the bowels of war. I understand this work. Brava!
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On Thursday, December 21, 2006, GraveFlower
(240) wrote:
wow.....thats crazy.........ur really good..............
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A former member wrote:
Too true depitction of war and it's greed and pointless ways... The world isn't far, and it's true, people always want more- only want it because someone else does...Never heard one describe it like this...
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A former member wrote:
Very well written with lots of description, I much love it as always. -Salem
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On Sunday, May 29, 2005, urbanhumility
(1158) wrote:
fantastic and brilliant prose.........simply engaging........well done.........urban