Into the Storm

Flying into

The smoke

Ride the broken

And scattered

 

Miserable remnants

Of noble men.

Flying,

 

Into the storm of eternal disgrace

 

Enemy columns

Envelope them

The fearful spectacle

Stormed by pride

 

Into the arms of death they fly

 

Miserable remnants

Of broken heroes

 

In storms

The cavalry

In comes

The murderous volley

 

Pride kills with deadly accuracy

Mingling men in common ruin

 

Leaving

Miserable remnants

Of noble men.

Author's Note

I wrote this poem for a school assignment. We were supposed to "find" a poem using only the words from the first-hand account that inspired "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

At first, I was a little skeptical, but this ended up being a pretty fun assignment. Enjoy! :)

Reviews

[Desiree B.]

Hey A.L. Allen!

"The Charge of the Light Brigade" happens to be one of my favorite poems and I think you did pretty good on the assignment.

[Acer]

Nicely written, great package, loved it.

[Summer'sBreeze]

*sob*

Such beautiful poetry.

A write well done, Ally!

[A. L. Allen]

Thanks Breezy! :D