Soldiering On...
The dead never get to say goodbye,
as they charge across the line
Finality left to those who live,
still victimized by time
The dead never get to say hello,
a bust that’s now recast
Their sacrifice a milepost
—beyond the futurepast
(Valley Forge: January, 2021)
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Submitted by sage48 on January 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXX XAAA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 257 |
Words | 46 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
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