Sleep Now

By threeleafshamrock

Sun, 13 Dec 2009
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Sleep now little brother,
your brave young heart now cools;
your life amongst us ended
by a politic of fools.

Sleep now little brother,
no more your smile will cheer
and, e'en for the briefest moment,
drive away our darkest fear.

Sleep now little brother
your duty, valiant done;
rejoin the ranks of innocence
turn your face to heaven's son.

Sleep now little brother,
and go you, from this hell.
When this folly is but history;
your story, they will tell.

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Poem
The Words of War
Spiritual

Comments

Submitted by shoe on
very tender, with a thin sharp line of bitterness, excellent write, much enjoyed,:-)

 

Submitted by threeleafshamrock on
Thanks Shoe, glad you liked ;)

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I absolutely agree with Shoe. Fine poem, Chris. Tina xx

 

Submitted by Nolan on
"Sleep now little brother, and go you, from this hell. When this folly is but history; your story, they will tell". Why do the good guys always win? "Because they get to write the history books". Enjoyed your poem!
 

Submitted by threeleafshamrock on
Thanks Nolan ;)