It was supposed to be
the war to end all wars,
but one hundred and three years
past the eleventh hour, we are
still more accomplished at starting
wars than finishing, and
as the day digs its way toward noon,
shaking off the silence
and the poppies,
a free cup of coffee or
a ten-percent discount on
your diy supplies
hardly seems meet penance for
a century of sundowns over
an uneasy ending to
days and dreams that do not
rest in peace
About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
over the water 
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