A rusted sword

 

A rusted sword

deep in the snow

still hums

a song of death

Scattered bones

and a shattered skull

still echo

songs of war

The broken femur

of a forgotten bard

still whispers

poems to his dame

Here I sit

by the Rhine

outside a tavern

facing a bridge

Only cars

and beggars

usually cross by

A shot of kirsch

a draft of beer

and a glass of wine

I drink in his name

Li Tao Po

VABM Jul/31/2025

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