An ominous concerto
Chords of war
blow within
wind
‘cross green seas
of meadow grass
behind homes
blood
stored within
vessels flesh
fear
fresh
hiding from
shattered glass
and angry blasts
of cannon’s bark
and bomber’s will
to die and kill
and kill and kill
The siren’s fiddle warns in the middle
of our field
out back
in the year
of war
below blue skies
swirling black
An ominous concerto
Call me Hanq 
ok, fessing up…we are watching the second season of downton abbey which is the war…so i have it on my mind…its brutal all the dying…and for what? music on the battlefield had to add to an eerie atmosphere….
If the killing and the death were a muscian, this would be my picture, and the effect of its sound to those who hear it. I was aimming perspective for Middle East, but I can vision England too, especially with the movies you mention, as being a good backdrop for this work. Thank you for braving a comment 🙂
I left out a stanza about an oasis that I couldn’t get to sound correct. But this fear of war even reaches the rich parts of middle east with grass far removed from sand. None can hide the music of this war, or any war. It touches all of our ears. This painting is actually a Jewish work of art, I guess I should caption, but I diid not want to slant my write to one perspective. Not that I don’t support the Jewish, but these wars touch is all, and the sound of war cannot be hidden from anywhere these days. That is the tie with picture to my confusing choice of words.
Hi Henry! Music n war, well they always had bugles, horns, etc. and when you go to a funeral of a veteran over here, you get a gun salute. At least the one I went to years ago did that. I think the violin would be soooo sad 😦
Yes, very sad violin. Thank you. I should pen a part two about the saddness of such a violin. In fact that might have helped this piece work better. Thank you for your visit.
so even death has a melody… sometimes this is a soothing thought in all the sadness..
I have been very blessed to not have to experience this song personally….though through my history I have lived vicariously through the tales of those who lived to tell them. I watch our world in disbelief as we continue to sacrifice innocents to something I have no hope of understanding. Your piece as always is musical and once again heavy…I do love the image you selected…lends some color to the dark…as much of a contradiction as that is.
This is cool. Line breaks are incredible. The tempo is steady the rhyme adds balance. Intresting piece. I like it.
I too am fortunate not to have heard them too ~ Though the sights must be all the more terrifying ~ This was well done, Henry ~
Chilling depiction of war, Henry, very enveloping of all of the senses. I really like your style of writing. This is a powerful piece. Nicely done.
The very first line set the tone perfectly and rocked me. Powerful.