Christmas Leave
Plans and dreams
Christmas leaves
And happy schemes
It is over too
soon
Back to Baghdad
His brothers
await
He is flying
today
By way of Kuwait
He is on his way
Back to Baghdad
He will complete
his chore
In ten months
more
He will be home
from war
Pray his dreams
do not soar
Back to Baghdad…
© January 7, 2008
Faye Sizemore
Graphic by Craig DeBourbon