The seventh anniversary comes
of that strange fateful day
the solemn beating of the drums
march to spread the way
New modern buildings replace
the broken demolished ones
and cover over the disgrace
of unresolved opinion
How forty failings can erase
three thousand lives
and eighty four minutes easily make
for a long time
The lay of wreaths long brown
by hands with immunity nonetheless
have liver spots that pronounce
their lack of innocence
Author notes
I had in mind the tone and sentiment of "Easter 1916" by W B Yeats.
A contest entry
- Poetry Greats: Shakespeare-Yeats by dame de la riviere.
3700 points, ended September 11, 2008, 12 entries
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Comments
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Although Yeats doesn't spring to my mind when reading this, it is nevertheless a powerful poem in its own right. Very well done.
Good luck,
Bill
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Yes the tone and sentiment work. I like the play on the word "mourn" the double cognate it creates. A heart-wrenching poem. Thank you for entering
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Thanks for entry in your contest and insightful comments. Running a contest doesn't appear an easy task. I will now go and look up the word "cognate".
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