~The Beat of A Single Drum~
Clouds in the sky,
Eyes swelled with tears
As they majestically pass by
Like the slow parade of years.
The beat of a single drum
comes flying through and endures in their ears,
A native drum from a far away land.
It fights to break a long silence,
But it is too late,
Their people are dead
And their land is gone.
Clouds in their eyes
As only a few are left,
Fending for their lives
To the beat of a single drum.
JvLs
adirondackpoet 