Image: A Cavalry General in battle (here)
10 of 12 given words:
retreating saber one-eyed hair
clothes cut lined mud waving road
A real fight to the finish
It represented a rare opportunity
Retreating hordes to be vanquished
A rattling saber at the ready
The Cavalry General had the upper hand
But there was one unfinished business
The one-eyed leader of the gang
To be done in first in all absoluteness
His hair, clothes a cut above the rest
To engage the enemy in personal combat
He lined up his personal being at his best
Immaculately dressed to drag him in the mud
Waving and ranting in wild derision
The one-eyed leader not to be outdone
Road to victory not easy with good reasons
The duel on the cards due to be a long one
Oh those generals, I wonder if it is coincidence who becomes a hero and who is not,
ReplyDeleteDistinguished General Bedlam! (I'd rather wash a muddy uniform than a bloody one.)
ReplyDeleteSure thought highly of themselves as they went about their dueling.
ReplyDeleteI liked these two lines with the cross rhyme: "He lined up his personal being at his best
ReplyDeleteImmaculately dressed to drag him in the mud"
"One eyed" is so appropriate. Creatively Clever, Hank.
ReplyDeleteA throwback to a less complicated time, but not without its learning curve. Spun well, Hank.
ReplyDeleteExcellent account of times past Hank.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
What a fight in history it must have been Hank ~
ReplyDeleteThose days of battle on horseback and foot were so difficult...well told, Hank!
ReplyDeleteLuv the irony here
ReplyDelete"He lined up his personal being at his best
Immaculately dressed to drag him in the mud"
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"One eyed" is so appropriate. Brilliant write, Hank!
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