Warriors

Warriors arch and ace and clime -

Against us foes who wither with time -

When the light comes they blossom into prime

To seem awake -

                             But not asleep,

sun gone down -

                             Broken and beat,

We crash like timber -          

                              A signal of defeat

Though her body decays -

She rises above

As her children, all anew -

Casting the warrior’s song high,

Into the earth and somber sky -

 proving an ability to survive,

In the darkest of times

Until -

Again, they arch and ace and clime -

Proving that when light comes -

We thrive.

A fate that warriors never deprive ---