Upon Walking Home Alone One Afternoon, Did I... Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr

Upon walking home alone one afternoon, did I
Lament about th' woe's of my fractious life

Scrambling, dithered thoughts within my head
I came upon a graveyard, old...and took rest

I slept against the stone of a soldier in sleep
And, began to muse about this soldier's grief

I saw the blood spill, battlefields young 'n fresh
Of the killing fields, th' smell of burning flesh

Then, all at once I began to see the many others
Lying beside this young man, comrades 'n brothers

Felt their speak of death 'n love within my mind
As they lived out the final moments of their lives

I woke to a sunset dripping o'er shadowed stone
'Twilight; time to take afoot and journey home

And on my way, my lament began to fade and die
Upon walking home alone, one afternoon, just I



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