The Winds of War

I hear

the

autumn wind

of war

that blows

the leaves

of  amber

to

 my door

begging me

to

let them in

to

save them

from

the cruel wind

that

tore them

from their

 mother's

loving limbs

~~~

 And with her

barren arms

reaching

to the sky

I hear her

 forsaken

 mournful

 cry

as

 she stands

helplessly

rooted

to

 the ground

In horror

as she sees

her children

die

And the leaves

keep

falling

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