Poetry

By

Soren Paul Petrek

WAR

It stank of death

the blasted land

the taste of copper

under the shells

Green pastures lost

to everyone

to the boys who

killed each other

Once a child thrust

to men no time

to grow up

and mature

Stolen their youth

forgotten and lost

their generation

the damned

TWIG

A broken twig

is finished

no more time

in the sun

The carefree

warmth and

growth gone

green paling

Fracture that

won’t heal

without help

from a hand

Splice and

rejuvenate waiting

to grow

anew

Soren Paul Petrek

Poet and award winning novelist, Soren Paul Petrek has been writing since his early teens.

Cold Lonely Courage and his other works are available on Amazon. He intends to publish his book of poetry, Mountain in the near future.