HOME FIRE
LYNN WHITE
They told us it wouldn’t be long
still we’re waiting
for our boys and girls to come home.
waiting, still waiting
no one knows how long
the wait for their return,
especially not them.
no one knows how long
we must keep it burning
the fire
in our home
and hearts.
If they never return
It will burn the house down.
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Lynn White’s work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated various prizes. Her poetry has appeared in publications including: Apogee, Capsule Stories, Gyroscope Review and So It Goes.
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