Fertilizer Comments

Mike, you very kindly commented on one of the first batch of poems I posted in PH and I have belatedly got round to reading some of yours. This is a powerful piece. My late father was a POW in WW2 and kept a notebook of poems written by fellow POW's of the things they saw and went through. I would love to share them on here but of course I did not write them so cannot do so. Suffice to say they brought home to me things that him and I never talked about. I have transcribed them all and the original notebook is my most prized possession.

Nicely written poem. Great title. Powerful subject matter. I like how you broke your lines to bring added emphasis to specific words. Well done.

Powerful and Provoking, a brutal look at what it means to be a soldier, it seems harsh to look at it but in truth its what happens, after the 21 gun salute all you get is the eternal silence of a full like that could have been. This one definitely leaves a mark. Its interesting though that a soldier to survive they will always have a war still in their mind. Its a brave and great thing to serve a country more should be remembered then the politicians that wage their lives. A great read.

My whole family is military. I personally have two sons who served and are serving. thank God they did not suffer that ignominious fate. good one.

few of my kins became fertilizer ...thanks for sharing

but WHAT is being fertilized?

i like it though a Poet's Note could be useful/interesting. the topic chosen DOES seem to fit. welcome to PH bri :) p.s. i'm not sure if i can tell the difference between the dead and the living in the poem. perhaps that is intentional. if you have served in a 'war zone', you have my condolences.

[...]Their faded dreams have sunk like stones Their service now forgotten Never will they know again[...] These lines are incredible Mike! ! I simply don't know if I should try to write about this poem or let it seep into my veins.. I would choose the later, but say that you are amongst my favourite poets in this site.. An incredible poem from a wonderful poet.. Tragedy has rarely been described in such a manner with such precision.. Breif and beautiful.. You got two big fans in Kelly and me mate.. Keep penning them down! !

Brilliantly written, I think my favorite line is 'Tragedy strikes deep Dirt naps bring them jaded peace'

Tragedy is an understatement. One brief opportunity at life and that reality is all some get.

A poem that would be relevant at any point in the last 20,000 years but particularly pointed in todays chaos.