childrenamongtherowsofsoldierslaidtorest
(originally published in Daily Haiku, Dec 21, 2013)
—Sally Biggar
Issue 15.1 | 25 May 2015
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
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May 25th, 2015 at 8:53 am
Yes. Thank you.
May 25th, 2015 at 9:03 am
The stone rows; as children ponder death; free minds.
__They are, because of them… so well said within your words, Sally. _m
May 25th, 2015 at 9:23 am
Yes. The soldiers themselves are children. And children are casualties of war as well.
May 25th, 2015 at 9:23 am
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
May 25th, 2015 at 3:11 pm
the oblivion of children
as contrasted to the oblivion of the soldiers gone
a poem of contrasts, life/death, play/rest, innocence/guilt?
May 26th, 2015 at 3:08 am
Very powerful.
marion