Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Paradelle of the Haunted

I rode my shabby bike down empty streets

I rode my shabby bike down empty streets

To fly my flag on Veteran's day, no war

To fly my flag on Veteran's day, no war

No flag to fly my bike, war down on streets

My shabby Veteran's day, empty I rode.

Wet, drops and drizzle, soaked through spanish-moss

Wet, drops and drizzle, soaked through spanish-moss

The sky is filled with gloom, grey faces too

The sky is filled with gloom, grey faces too

Drizzle through, spanish-moss is filled and soaked

The sky drops grey faces, wet too with gloom

Uniforms walk in park, soldiers, brothers

Uniforms walk in park, soldiers, brothers

Unit flags with battle streamers jingle

Unit flags with battle streamers jingle

Unit flags jingle, streamers, walk in park

Soldiers battle brothers in uniforms

Soaked soldiers faces, fly, my grey bike

Spanish-moss drops down to empty park streets

Unit in uniform walk through drizzle

The sky is filled with flags, my shabby flag too

Brothers, I rode wet with battle and gloom

On Veteran's day no war streamers jingle.

1 comment:

  1. this is beautiful maggie. i am grateful i was able to see you speak it. thank you.

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