childrenamongtherowsofsoldierslaidtorest
(originally published in Daily Haiku, Dec 21, 2013)
Published by
Sally Biggar
Sally Biggar lives in the mid-coast region of Maine. in 2010 she began writing short-form Japanese poetry (haiku, senryu and tanka) and to occasionally participate in The Haiku Foundation's renku sessions. She was included in Haiku 2024: 100 notable ku from 2023. Most recently her poems have appeared in Akitsu Quarterly, Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, cattails, eucalypt, Kokako, Petals, Poetry Pea Journal, the art of tanka, The Heron's Nest, and tinywords. View all posts by Sally Biggar
Yes. Thank you.
The stone rows; as children ponder death; free minds.
__They are, because of them… so well said within your words, Sally. _m
Yes. The soldiers themselves are children. And children are casualties of war as well.
The entanglement of words running into each other only serves to raise the horror and poignancy of children used in war as one kind of victim or another.
Strong work.
kindest regards,
Alan
the oblivion of children
as contrasted to the oblivion of the soldiers gone
a poem of contrasts, life/death, play/rest, innocence/guilt?
Very powerful.
marion