Task 3: Post up the Poem "The Three Concerned" by Leon Gellert with your extra verse. You can change the title also to suit the changes you have made.
The Four Concerned
The Man
He lies forgotten ‘neath the watching skies,
The blood upon his bayonet scarlet bright;
The red moon shining in his glazed eyes,
The ‘Last Post’ crying, crying in the night.
The Woman
She proudly sits within her home of gloom,
And reads and reads his line with wistful smile,
Then, eyes aglisten, seeks the empty room.
(And he within his bloody grave the while.)
The Child
His wooden war-horse stands beside his bed.
His tiny pillow holds a head of gold.
He dreams of all the things his father said,
He dreams of all the tales his father told.
As I heard the gun shot the earth seemed to stop,
And my heart skipped a few beats.
I got goose bumps from head to toe,
And as I saw the blood, a bit of my heart chipped off.
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