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| Published Poetry Back to poetry page FALL The soldiers of my heart Have given up the battle The barricade around my mind Has been torn down in the struggle Laid open in the coldest wind Others look at my bare soul within Stripped of all the badges I wore Crippled by the defeating score The seasons went from summer to fall I like a tree felt them all Lush with life in the season anew Green with hope like the leaves that shimmer Slowly changin' color with the onset of winter Falling down as the season changes A product of the war life wages Dormant winter Cold and chill A spark of life underneath lays still Strong and alone Denuded and shrill The tree and I Persevere on the hill Battle scars born to the soul Survival is the only goal World around With blades abound Wanting always to cut us down Deeper my roots Hold onto the soil As the world above Is unsure and spoiled Harboring within the secrets of time Blades cutting my life and closing my mind Left laying in the dust of war A heart with secrets to bear no more Soon to be covered by the falling leaves Of love lost forever In the trees... All material is © JuleCarey.com 2005 |
