Homework for April 22 'Brothers No More'
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:16 am
You wonder where these come from – perhaps an overheard scrap of conversation – who knows.
(2) I have made changes to the second stanza
Brothers No More
He had woken from a troubled sleep that stirred a hidden fear,
as his mind had drifted through the misty veils of yesteryear
Where once hidden skeletons, had come alive again that night,
to torment in dreams that seemed so real he’d woken now in fright.
He’d been looking through a window back into a troubled past
where his mind seemed trapped forever or as long as sleep would last
Even now awake, he can’t escape reality he knows,
for the truth will always haunt him and the pain it brings still shows.
As he thinks about a brother who’s been missing now for years
and remembers too their parting as they both fought back their tears.
There had seemed to be no reason for the rift that had occurred,
When he stormed out years ago – since then, there’s not a thing’s been heard.
With his last words laced with bitterness, he gave no reason why,
but said he wanted no more contact and begged him not to try.
As the years had dragged on slowly by, the sense of loss had grown,
he had lost his only brother and the mateship they’d once known.
He remembers still the good times that the two of them had shared,
for the bond had been so strong then, in the knowledge they both cared.
They had searched for hidden treasures in the back block’s way out west
and it’s hard to now believe that they would fail the final test.
He had never found the reason and the facts remain as blurred,
not a trace has since been found, nor has he heard a single word.
And his mind can find no peace until he learns his brother’s fate,
knowing even if successful, it’s probably now too late.
© T.E. Piggott
(2) I have made changes to the second stanza
Brothers No More
He had woken from a troubled sleep that stirred a hidden fear,
as his mind had drifted through the misty veils of yesteryear
Where once hidden skeletons, had come alive again that night,
to torment in dreams that seemed so real he’d woken now in fright.
He’d been looking through a window back into a troubled past
where his mind seemed trapped forever or as long as sleep would last
Even now awake, he can’t escape reality he knows,
for the truth will always haunt him and the pain it brings still shows.
As he thinks about a brother who’s been missing now for years
and remembers too their parting as they both fought back their tears.
There had seemed to be no reason for the rift that had occurred,
When he stormed out years ago – since then, there’s not a thing’s been heard.
With his last words laced with bitterness, he gave no reason why,
but said he wanted no more contact and begged him not to try.
As the years had dragged on slowly by, the sense of loss had grown,
he had lost his only brother and the mateship they’d once known.
He remembers still the good times that the two of them had shared,
for the bond had been so strong then, in the knowledge they both cared.
They had searched for hidden treasures in the back block’s way out west
and it’s hard to now believe that they would fail the final test.
He had never found the reason and the facts remain as blurred,
not a trace has since been found, nor has he heard a single word.
And his mind can find no peace until he learns his brother’s fate,
knowing even if successful, it’s probably now too late.
© T.E. Piggott