Land of My Father

Trovli 10 word contest

I am a boy from the mountain

where my family settled.

I leave saying farewell to all I love

hoping they do not forget me.

Our Army calls to fight the enemy

that has conquered most of our nation.

Families adandon their homes crying

as we fight village to village

town to town, city to city

pushing the enemy back

to the wasted desert from which they came.

 

 

Reviews

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Will we ever be able as poets not to write war poems? Who can say. I like your poem, tony.

Sal

[Helena]

Tony, great take indeed on Tovli's contest. I enjoyed this little
piece, well done!

Helena :)

[Tovli]

nicely done, Tony. the poem shows a balance of desperation and belonging.
two emotional states that you have successfully pressed together with words. tovli