Tag: swords

  • I Listened Closely to my Soul

    I listened closely to my soul, / and heard, from afar, the song / of men striding with purpose, / their steps ringing on the hard earth.

  • I’m Not Moving From Here

    Who else like me – for generations kindred with the field, with grass and stalk, / joined to my border, with air and earth – / can say: let the axe be like a sword – a ritual slaughterer’s knife sharp in the enemy’s cold hand. I’m not going to be moved!