Post by GDelmarRatliff on Sept 4, 2004 21:15:09 GMT -5
Pictures Of Casualties
faces blank, the names all change.
faceless, blank as death,
the fixed smiles pile high enough to touch
the face of GOD.
in these squares of emotion
sticks the lost souls of wonderers.
their devotions admire.
medals rest, placed over coffins
with finesse and a time.
their green white and blue suits standardize
with the relief of at ease.
the lands give into themselves,
clear seas break away,
the dead dust settles—picturesque.
G. Delmar Ratliff
faces blank, the names all change.
faceless, blank as death,
the fixed smiles pile high enough to touch
the face of GOD.
in these squares of emotion
sticks the lost souls of wonderers.
their devotions admire.
medals rest, placed over coffins
with finesse and a time.
their green white and blue suits standardize
with the relief of at ease.
the lands give into themselves,
clear seas break away,
the dead dust settles—picturesque.
G. Delmar Ratliff
