Open Mic User Submitted Poetry

Poetry Cam

Poetry News

Poet Profiles

Search for poems

Want Your Daily Poem delivered right to your mailbox every morning?

For Email Marketing you can trust

Company Email:

Ask for this YDP anthology at your favorite bookstore or order it online today!

Reviewing Troops Not There
by
Donal Mahoney

I don’t see her often
since she died
but when I do
it’s eerie over there
at dawn or dusk.

She's a commandant
reviewing troops
no longer there
wandering about the land
that was once her garden
before her son sold it
to someone who will build
a condo and make
a lot of money.

No wonder she looks upset
when I see her walking
over the leveled ground,
waving her baton, expecting
roses and lilies to bloom
once more and salute.

--Submitted by Donal Mahoney on 2016-06-07.

There are no comments for this poem yet.

Contents of this web site and all original text and images therein are copyright © by Your Daily Poem. All rights reserved.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing books through any poet's Amazon links helps to support Your Daily Poem.
The material on this site may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, stored, altered, adapted,
or otherwise used in any way without the express written permission of the owner.