The Flowers Of Youth
31 March, 2011
Author: Elizabeth Squires
the flowers of youth
cut down too soon
their potential
stolen in war room
never their flowers
to see a new dawn
forever their bodies
interred under lawn
blooms wasted
colours spent
the futility of war
a nonsensical bent
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Stephen Harper (69.157.4.122) -- Saturday, April 2 2011, 07:07 pm such a lovely title for a horrific subject . Absolutely brilliant Miss E !!! |
| Elizabeth Squires (60.229.179.131) -- Sunday, April 3 2011, 10:20 am thanks mate for giving this piece such a great write up! |
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