Battles Then and now by Gary Jacobson © 2002 Here I lie wrapped in folds of battle’s grim fate Still at times mid greening jungles irate Elephant grass filled with consummate hate Monsoon mist blanketing my world gray as slate Far and away from homeland’s shore Riding a bestial ogre called war A year hearing gunfires dismal roar Again eyes burning Again guts churning Fighting men, brothers, all around me dying... Im glad to see every morning’s sun My best friend, my companion, my gun Held ever by my side in battles fought and won Keeping company in nights darkness deep From a grave below verdant soil keep Where for eternity brave men fitfully sleep Hearing whispered voices Exploding crescendo noises Powerful fists of suppression creep Seeds of war reap a deadly harvest of life so cheap... Now, years have fled, my gun’s but rust Remembering still war’s blood lust Remembering brothers who played Who laughed Who joked Who watched my back Now resting in mother earths dark crack The horror of war come creeping back Remember friends laid low in yon battlefield dust No longer to feel foul war wind’s awful gust.. Pain still comes oer fortified ramparts from afar Burned deep Old wounds have left their scar Needing healing forever my heart still weeping In honor of egregiously old times seeping In old eyes forever young Forever will imperceptible exploits Escape pen and tongue Of indelible memories still keeping To honor brothers never forgetting... Tell our brave history Heartbreakingly wrung Ringing the stories loudly Like bells on high rung Singing true warrior’s songs Ever with bravado sung For though I now labor to grow a greater peace In my heart the battle will never cease So tell its tales to gain from future battles Future brother’s release...
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:34:05 +0000
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