Poet Rummager

Empty Shell

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His soul died at war

He’s home, but the perished part

Searches for his grave

 

*Inspired by Oglach’s The Art of War, IV; Godlike

(Photo from mrsunderground.deviantart.com)

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  5. Don’t you wonder how many souls in our American Revolution as well as our Civil War continue to this day to wander almost aimlessly searching for unknown answers to unknown questions. Ghost tours typically discuss real historical stories about ghost sightings in battlefields and graveyards. I never experienced an apparition or an orb, but I believe the energy in the soul can exist well after the cremation or burial of the physical body.
    The imagery of this story creates a sadness that is needed to remind us of the brutality of war. Not only do the soldiers die, the people in the regions become refugees and many times die a more tragic and brutal death than the soldiers. Sometimes it is difficult to believe that no other options exist.

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  9. You have created so many layers with so few words. Don’t you love that about haiku? It’s the limitations that glean the strongest stuff; it’s editing to an art.
    This piece is brilliant.

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