They wear white shirts that lope into the village square
And hate the dust that settles there.
Their children leave the schoolhouse with schoolmaster's nod
To see the traveling works of odd.
With cries and drums and fire held in open hands,
Four insects bless the godless lands.
Yes, every song on every face is writ on steel,
Cemented by the thunder's peal.
Toward the night the fires burned away the spell,
Yet still the truth did four men tell.
Feb 7, 2010
Feb 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM UTC
They wear white shirts that lope into the village square
And hate the dust that settles there.
Their children leave the schoolhouse with schoolmaster's nod
To see the traveling works of odd.
With cries and drums and fire held in open hands,
Four insects bless the godless lands.
Yes, every song on every face is writ on steel,
Cemented by the thunder's peal.
Toward the night the fires burned away the spell,
Yet still the truth did four men tell.
© Cody Edwards 2010