DEATH AFTER WAR
Gone the Red Harvester, with heaped-up wain
Darkening against the blood-bright sky; yet lingers
The lone, gaunt Gleaner on the twilight plain,
Blind-gathering with the clutch of hungry fingers.
About This Book
The collection gathers lyric and narrative poems that meditate on war, sacrifice, and memory, moving between vivid battlefield tableaux and quieter scenes of civic and domestic life. Several pieces evoke a major battle with landscape detail and soldierly courage, while others adopt ballad, elegy, and devotional forms to reflect on leadership, loss, and public mourning. Recurring themes include the tension between the desire for peace and the exigencies of duty, the sanctity of sacrifice, and the labor of remembrance. A blend of patriotic, mournful, and contemplative tones also turns toward urban hardship, maritime hauntings, and spiritual consolation.