Tonight, not quite
As darkness falls
The frost not thawed
Or if thawed
The frost re-frosted
The bronze
The marble
The tin and tambourine
Land of winter’s
Silver screen
The thoughts
Not thawed
Or if thawed
Thoughts re-thought
Soldiers, statues, fields
Of fallen clay
Tomorrow
Not quite
More any other day
As darkness falls
Ammunition
Unused
If not used
At least you tried
Or did you lie
The iron
The stone
The crimson
Canteen
Lost land of winter’s
Mist on mean
Chords of electric
Wire, unused
If not used
At least you plied
Or did you try
