Lou J. Klaiber

HEAVY BOOTS

They say time is a river
and life is its flow,
… where
does it go?

When the boots get heavy,
though a heart beats young,
… where
does it go?

The branches
are filled with quiet birds.
The wind…
is no more.

The Sun sets into an old Soldiers dream…
……… the sleep of victory,
and then he wakes
no more.

Heavy Boots… resting
somewhere
in the memory
… of War.