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Blood stained

November 28, 2022
By crossofthenorth SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
crossofthenorth SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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In blood stained grass, maimed soldiers wave their weapons and shoot their shots.

Bloodshot irises stand eye-to-eye, heart-to-heart, fatigued from hate.

Poppy placed, treaty made—she signs the divorce; blood cedes its stains.


The author's comments:

This poem is written in the form of sijo, a Korean type of poem.


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