War

"WAR! WAR!", all clamoured out

In a wild maddening frenzy

"Blood for blood and shroud for shroud

And no other way should it be".

And though the sun yawned and showed a new dawn

And dewdrops danced on the leaves in glee

But the day was too dark and there was left no spark

In the tear-stained face of 'the bride to be'.

Now tempers rose high and sanity fell low

As hot winds swept dead leaves off the trees

Her heart turned to stone for no tears she had shown

The pain numbed the brain of this 'mother to be'.

They counted the dead both in the east and the west

Now they knew not how to bring this war to ease and rest

While angry flames devoured those who were left

Trudging in quest for peace.