Continuing with my developing manuscript, here’s the next poem, poem 10. Lt. Everly attempts to settle into camp.
Camp
June 1, 1861
Tents stretch across green fields –
row upon row. Their white canvas
wings bend toward earth –
a host of praying angels.
Boys caress their new guns
as if they coddle the silk
of a young lady’s skin,
each out to fills his lungs
with honor and valor
and return home
a king of war.
Small fires burn, dot the camp.
Here they gather, sharing rations –
not fit for dogs. Yet, each boy
believes he swallows
an earned spoil of battle.
Will these children pound
their hearts after they sip
the bitter ale of blood?
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