WAR-TORN
Taste of grit, sweat, survival.
Smell of smoke, blood, and fear.
In a pocket of silence
you stayed by my side
on a bad day gone horribly wrong.
© 2015 Michelle Heidenrich Barnes. All rights reserved.
This poem was inspired by former Army Captain William Swenson:
With thanks to those who have served and sacrificed with honor.
-MHB
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Rebecca M. Davis has challenged us to write poems about acts of kindness this month– the more specific and vivid the better. Click HERE for more details.
Send your poem to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, November 27th, and one lucky participant will win copies of two delightful picture books published by Boyds Mills Press: THIS ORQ. (HE CAVE BOY.) and THIS ORQ. (HE SAY "UGH!") by David Elliott, illustrated by Lori Nichols.
