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Lamps of Courage

Wars and rumors dot the land,
As captains lay their battle plans.
Symbols of freedom blow in the breeze,
while men collapse on weary knees.

Ears are turned and eyes are raised,
as cannon fire sets hearts ablaze.
Our duty now-to join the fight,
and lift our feeble lamps of light.

So many lamps together glowing,
become a beacon brightly growing.
Our fire of faith and fervent prayer
illuminate long night's despair.

When warriors faint from lack of blood,
and war bathes freedom in its flood,
we stalwart, holding courage high,
should send hope's beams toward foreign sky.

Our fight continues in this homeland,
where we, victorious strive to stand,
upholding truth--a right that's earned,
and honoring soldiers, ere they return.

Author notes

Prompt - A terrible darkness has fallen upon us, but we must not surrender
to it. We shall lift lamps of courage and find our way through to the morning.

Anonymous member of the French resistance (1943).

Quatrain - rhyme scheme aabb

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  • Little Eagle Greeters member
    August 25

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    Thank you for your entry

    I like the way you encorporated the prompt words in your poem. Certainly reads as if it is just a continuation or expounding on the initial prompt.

    The quatrain form is a less demanding form with no syllable count and simple rhyming scheme. Still your rhyme scheme had a good rhythm and was well developed. Third line you might go for more grammatically correct with 'in the breeze' but otherwise this was a great job on the form.

    I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.

    God Bless
    Tammy