Friday, November 21, 2025

The blood of Lona


 The blood of Lona

by John Clare Stokes...


Before him descended a legion of dragonflies  

 Sent to part the skeeter cloud  

 All about the curdling cries  

 The fall of blood from the skies  


  Parsing through the red sea of carnage 

 Grateful for this field of the dead  

 Who could discern the Master's plans  

 How his dragonfly army today would be fed?


Eek upon the crumbs thrown beneath tables

upon the heights over the finest gables

Fly the army of Lazarus over bloody ground

Ignoring cries to please send a Moses down.


Not even a dog remained to lick the wounds

As the waters of Lona turn a brilliant red

The dragonfly brigade obscuring a blood moon

The host of heaven over Lona again fed.

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