By angelic proclamation, the fearless dared to tread
Called upon the living and all those unjustly dead
Rise upon the morning, there are fools to fill with dread
To save the children suffering and ensure that all are fed
With shields and swords the angels adorned themselves with flame
Faces quite anonymous and no one knew their names
Led an army galvanised, none before the same
The flag unfurled, a pennant, brightest white and deathly plain
Marched they into vestibules of chambers far and wide
None could halt their access though they tried, oh how they tried
Quivering, unbowed, the brazen culprits did not hide
Believing still the rights of kings, protecting those inside
Inside corrupted corridors, ashen faces turned
Aghast at blazing bravery, afraid they would be burned
While all around, the voices cried, maybe now you’ll learn
And, as one, they clashed and flashed their swords, system overturned
By seraphic proclamation, a message to the fools
Do not tread where angels fear nor alter godly rules
Children first, the kingdom, woe betide who bleed their souls
An army forms to vanquish you, to crush inhuman goals
Fear the retribution of the soldiers who are fed
By hosts from heaven sent to purge corruption of undead
No crypt shall hold the army upon whose stones they bled
Arise, they shall, the innocent, by angels, justly led.
Beautifully written, Anne-Marie. Was this a historical battle or Life’s battle? Where the innocent souls and children lose here on earth but are angels in Heaven.
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I was thinking of all the children who suffer, and have, in the name of politics and religions. And revenge! Gets my goat, Robin, what passes for governance all over. I was imagining an army of angels/kids changing things.
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Incredible poem momus, I felt I was a part of Revelation, the end times 🙂
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Might be something in that. Mark. 😉
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Well, at least if they go through the corridors of those corrupt individuals that are always in power, in all our countries, life might just take on a beautiful new direction and a wonderful place to be 🙂
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some wars are, after all, just
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I fear that’s true, Paul.
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A little Dante; a lot more Dark Age…even a hint of Arthur. Love it…content and execution
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Thanks, Mike. Got lost on the battlefield there! Most politics/politicians make my blood boil. What I wouldn’t give to take a sword to them – even just to jag them in the bum – hard.
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Amazing and powerful.
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Thank you kindly, Nic.
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