The Departed The Departed Dream of Home and Memory
A reflective poem on the departed visiting in dreams and memory. The speaker contrasts comforting dream visits with the harsh finality of loss, watching for voices and melodies from the dead while mourning their permanent absence. The verse revisits summer birds and familiar phrases as a bittersweet link to loved ones.
A Soldier's Tale of War Love and a Hidden Secret
In Edwardian style reminiscence, John Malcom recalls a siege camp massed with officers, a consoler band, and a looming dawn attack. Two soldiers share love trials amid battle fever, while later a grim visit to an asylum reveals Fitzmaurice’s vanished friend and a haunting confession of a lost romance ending in tragedy.
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