She sits, her embroidery on her knee<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A usual late afternoon activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her needle is poised just above<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The curl of the \u2018J\u2019 and the heart of love;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And here it stays, static, not flitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the canvas. She\u2019s staring, sitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the open window, no expression,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simply cold, dead eyes. Today was their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019d written to her, so proud to be chosen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of his regiment; a dozen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or so new recruits besides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their rifles and bayonets, gleaming at their sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So full of victory and honour;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nation\u2019s hope, until they turned the fatal\u00a0 corner<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Into the Hindenberg Line. An impenetrable fortress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of barbed wire and mines. Tears splashed on her dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The news had come an hour ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019d sat, needle dead. How could she sew <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His initials, without creating his obituary?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How could she continue in this place of safety,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now so hollow and empty. Perhaps it wasn\u2019t true;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019d be home, like he\u2019d promised, in a day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She picks up her neglected needle at last<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And creates for him, in the pain of love, his epitaph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She sits, her embroidery on her knee A usual late afternoon activity. Her needle is poised just above The curl of the \u2018J\u2019 and the heart of love; And here it stays, static, not flitting Over the canvas. She\u2019s staring, sitting By the open window, no expression, Simply cold, dead […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update"],"yoast_head":"\n