Saturday, December 27, 2014

Debt of the Blessed

Debt of the Blessed
By David Shamo
December 27, 2014

The plan I do lay,
Timing with a goal one will stray,
The price of friendship, I will pay.

Dark as the harvest moon spreading quick and far
Moments beat slower as the river flows.
Calls go out when the key is found
Door open wide; picture one never forgets.

Forbidden words slips the lips
As hearts shatter, tripling in speed,
“Call to arms” the battle is here in spite.
Reinforcements called is almost nigh
Tree falls with stomping of the feet.
Chattering voices, blinks of time,
Cold pierces through.

One raises the flag
To signal a loss of the one inside,
Trumpets sound for the one
Who was lost has been found.

Time in the balance
The master came to collect,
 Debts are owed.

The life was spared, friendship
Was spent, blessed are those
With tear soaked pillows at night
For the win was hard,
But worth the fight.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Red, White, & Blue

Red, White, & Blue
By David W. Shamo
July 3, 2014

Fathers past and sons of old,
 Fought the good fight,
 Running up hill,
 Weapon at the ready.

 Tears told a story,
As bursts of light flew overhead,
 One comes home with the colors cover,
 Music fades as taps start to play,
Fallen soldier ma, pops, or child of mine.

 Envisioned the day,
 On that windless night,
  Time slows down,
 With friends in sight.

 One so young has risked it all,
 Finding courage amongst this endless dawn.

 Love is true like the Red White and Blue,
 When a friend gives his,
 So another may live.

 Flags will fly,
 To tell their story,
 For those who fight,
 For the Red White and Blue.