Sunday, November 11, 2012

Oh the glory of battle




Fire reigns

This muddy trench I lay in
Heavenly thunder crashing
Zeus’s lightning flashes
Rains down upon the wicked

This muddy trench I lay in
Slowly fills with the stench, Burnt flesh
Gas filled sky ignites
The thump thump of mortars Run the field
Oh the glory of battle

This muddy trench I lay in
Filled to the brim
Fear and terror reign
Up!
Up to run to the next hump
Not for me to run

For this muddy trench I lay in
Will forever lay in
With the sounds of
Heavenly thunder ringing
Me into eternity

Chris McQueeney    11/11/12    8:33 P.M.


 This piece was written in response to The Mag
Image credit: Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton

9 comments:

  1. Nice take on the Muse. Personally I always wished mythology was real. I prefer a group of messy gods to one messed up one.

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  2. Great emotion in this - and a powerful message.

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  3. the crashing thunder signaling you way home from the trench....in all reality out there on the battlefield i imagine some kids think they do think they play among gods..

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  4. This muddy trench I lay in... I've done that. Misery.

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  5. ... there are so many walking on firm ground (today) with those sounds and emotions still flooding their minds. Nice writing!!!

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  6. I could feel all the energy of this...

    So evocative.

    =)

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  7. Some powerful packing behind this one. Did the picture absolute justice!

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  8. Evocative write - made me sad.

    Anna :o]

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