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My Horse Lying Dead ...


In fated inclemency

leading the charge

each push 

deeper into the fray

 

The sound of the bugle

the call of the wild

where death lies afloat

in the quay


Each choice made to question

each vow pledged in blood

with very few

seeing the dawn

 

But onward we push

the bold and the meek

with our swords

and our bayonets drawn

 

The enemy fronted

all cannons in tow

the smoke makes things

harder to gauge

 

As destiny waits

on top of the hill

and the battle

continues to rage

 

One time looking back

the bodies lay piled

like toy soldiers

once toppled and strewn

 

Afoot in the madness

alone in the dark

my horse lying dead

— in the dew

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2025)

 

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PersonalThemeAbstract

War experience blends personal trauma with universal battle philosophy

SparseMeasureDense

Dense imagery and multiple ideas compressed across stanzas

DarkSentimentBright

Overwhelmingly dark: death, isolation, destruction, despair

StillEnergyExplosive

Violent action verbs, urgent pacing, explosive battle imagery

MicroLengthEpic

Approximately 28 lines across eight stanzas

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors, similes, personification, vivid sensory details throughout

LyricVoiceDramatic

First-person lyric with narrative battle sequence, shifting internal witness

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