Laying in The Desert Sand

BradONeill on Oct 6, 2009

A body lies in the desert sand.

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Laying in the Desert Sand

By Brad O’Neill

I found the mangled body of a man,

Laying in the desert sand.

His hand clasped rifle he lie face down,

Oddly I heard not a single sound.

The wind it ran through his blood soaked hair,

But I felt not the wind nor heard the air.

This body was mangled in unnatural ways,

A helicopter crash had taken life away.

There were others buried in sand,

But there was something special on this man’s hand.

The hand it held a wedding ring,

Signifying a love among other things.

The ring it shown in the desert sun,

Tell death did them part, part did come.

Another ring a million miles away,

tear drops upon diamond, no words to say.

I wish I could find words to comfort her so,

As I loved her in life, but it is time to go.

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Comments (8)

cybertruth on Oct 6, 2009
cant even come up with anything stupid to say… great write, mo.
Bo Russo on Oct 6, 2009
Brad, that was a real tearjerker, some fine poetry my friend.
Katie Marie on Oct 6, 2009
A very unique approach Brad. Well done.
miraj on Oct 7, 2009
An excellent capture,my friend.
Sourav on Oct 7, 2009
Nice write… well done!
XXElleXX on Oct 15, 2009
Brad O’Neill..you gave this deceased soldier life by imagining his thoughts..tranquil imagery used here to soften the image of ‘..This body was mangled in unnatural ways,..’..It’s interesting that the dead soldier is lying in the desert sand..I know this has no relevance whatsoever to the theme of your poem but sand is used to symbolize the marriage of a couple. Until you read something like this..you never really understand the full impact of war.
Billyfnstacy on Nov 25, 2009
Very creative. I liked reading it. I actually imagined the scene as I read it and got a sad image of Aafghanistan.
mo hoyal on Jan 3, 2010
Your description put me right there, this is a terribly sad but wonderful write!

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