The Soldier – by Elisa Wei
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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION This is a powerful and really moving poem with super imagery. I'm sure that Elisa was inspired by the war in Ukraine as so many poets have been - that is not to detract from the brilliant way Elisa has written 'The Soldier'. It is simple, it is uncomplicated, yet is very much on point. I think it is so worthy of accolade.
The Soldier - by Elisa Wei comes at dusk with hope on his sleeves and regret in his footsteps a bouquet of late summer in an anxious fist he makes his way across the familiar field where oaks loom large and a red barn sits empty the smell of old milk and the buzz of abandoned hives await him, where a woman waits she knows he grinds his teeth at night she knows he mourns the loss of his hair she knows he remembers her name he is sorry for the delay, the train, he explains the bombing of the capital the sound of blood-stained rain, a refrain he mumbles half in shame, half in unbridled fury so she takes him in her arms, offers him a shot of cooled horilka, sweetened slightly to dull his unimaginable pain © Elisa Wei 2023
Thoughtful and wonderful poem.
You can certainly see your writing skills in your work. All the time go after your heart.
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