GUARDIAN (Poem of the week: Aristocrats by Keith Douglas)

There are two noble horses,

One is the animal on the field

On whom rides the soldier,

Other being the bold, man with

a sacrificial urge for the purpose,

be it a nation, or a soil or victory

the need of the hour for his side.

Horse neighs, in a polished tone

“ I am equally noble and duty conscious

For the sacrificial urge in me too

Propels all the time”. They are unicorns

and  embodiment of chivalry.

Victims of gunshots and bullets

Both go down in history like

Legendary heroes. Challenging

rugged paths and stones, run

run towards   higher goals.

Yonder I hear gun shots and

Hoofs with  a bold signal .