The War and the Woods

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

A Horse Called Frost

A HORSE CALLED FROST I saw a horse next to a fence Without a rider it made no sense He was alone on the wrong side No one came with him to ride Not even a saddle or bit Things you need to steer and sit Had he upset jumped the rail I wondered with his flickering tail Or was the gate left untied For... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 4, 2008

The Maple Drip

THE MAPLE DRIP In the spring before the snow was gone I’d take some buckets and spouts along To the ridge where the maples stand On the edge of all the farm land Tapping into the trunk to get at the sap Hanging the pail so the juice to trap I liked to listen to the sweet water drip And looked... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Katie

KATIE She used to sing for crowds its true While she wore a dress of blue They clapped and yelled for her to play The fiddle she carried on that day She tore the strings from the wood Singing better than she even could When the song was over and all through She’d sang too hard Because she’d died in... Sign in to see full entry.

The Cedar

THE CEDAR It was out in the field all alone Standing tall where it had grown The birds that rest on its boughs Are spoiled by the shade it allows No one has cut it yet But someday they will I bet Then no one will be able to look And wonder why only it took No other trees are even near It’s the only... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Black River

BLACK RIVER My dad was a man who did what he could Into the water he’d throw a lure he would Not into a lake but a river that runs back It’s cold and it’s deep, they call it the Black The only stream that doesn’t flow south They all tried to understand there at the mouth They had no business there... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Long Days

LONG DAYS There was blood on the snow It was warm on the cold I t was red and it steamed Like a river it seemed He had been in the war For a month and no more It was Sunday at two When the bullet went through When his mother found out She gave out a shout He was her son She only had one He’s back on... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Apple Tree

APPLE TREE It was next to the road, not too far away I stopped to taste it one cool fall day It tasted like dust but sweet and wet Like dirt and sun but not quite ripe yet No matter to me, I took one aside To eat bye and bye To eat bye and bye Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The War Poet

THE WAR POET One day I got bored and I went away To a far away place that I’d have to stay They said you can’t come back unless you’re hurt Look at these tears and the blood in my shirt I felt nothing at all as blood dripped in my hands You can tell a boy from a man because there he stands Not with... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 26, 2008

No Time

NO TIME I can still see his face as he lay dying I said he would live but I was lying There was no time with the enemy coming They could only take one and the engine was running If I had sent him instead of myself going He might be alive and seeing his kids growing I would have died that much is... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Trail

THE TRAIL The snow that was falling was just like most It fell to the ground and stuck to my coat Alone I felt as I walked through the wood Not knowing for sure I’d done all I could I’ve always tried to hide, from time it seems And now this night while a half moon gleams The thought comes to me that... Sign in to see full entry.

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