Soldiers In the Snow
Gabcast! Dancing With Daisy #49 - Soldiers In the Snow
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Soldiers In the Snow
Push the play button above to hear me read this poem.
Soldiers In the Snow
Dried stalks of Autumn Joy Sedum
stand at attention
in the flower bed
like soldiers in the snow.
Wearing cold, white helmets,
with stick guns at their sides,
they are guarding tender shoots
in the frozen ground below,
keeping them safe from the war of winter.
In the spring,
new shoots, green but strong,
will push up and join their ranks.
Reinforcement troops
are on the way.
stand at attention
in the flower bed
like soldiers in the snow.
Wearing cold, white helmets,
with stick guns at their sides,
they are guarding tender shoots
in the frozen ground below,
keeping them safe from the war of winter.
In the spring,
new shoots, green but strong,
will push up and join their ranks.
Reinforcement troops
are on the way.
