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The sentry in the clouds
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Please forgive the infrequent nature of my posts. Here is a poem that came to me while sitting at a monument to the casualties in a Black Hawk War battle at Stillman Valley, IL. I've been to this site many times, but on this occasion, I happened to notice the statue of a sentry at the top of the monument, keeping watch in a cooler than usual late summer's breeze.


There he stands,


flintlock at the ready,


standing so far above.


 


He's been there for decades,


ready to stop the birds


and planes passing through,


lashed at by the storms, but


immune to the elements


the sentry from another time.


 


Yards and yards beneath his gaze,


the graves of his comrades,


rest forever in crisp formation,


straightly aligned men who fourght and fell.


 


Above them all, a sentry atop a giant tower,


stands watch over a small patch of stone,


on a summer's day, cooler than usual,


as thebreeze lashes the trees around him.


 


Standing erect among the treetops.


And among those paying their last respects,


that man Lincoln, again.


 


 


 

 

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 Reviews of "The sentry in the clouds"
Reviewed on November 26, 2010
"The sentry in the clouds" is an outstanding read Steve
I enjoyed the commanding presence you delivered!

From Love's Sunrise To Eventide's Bounty
Vickie

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on November 2, 2010
Excellent offering Steve!!

Love Tinka


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