Hatred Manifested As A Creed; An Elegy For The Bardic Poet, Hedd Wyn

Hatred manifested as a creed---

like that exchanged by so-called "Brits" and "Huns"---

cannot resolve any societal need;

no more than sinning to cover other sin;

so you understood, Hedd Wyn,

left on the battlefield to bleed

to death; one of Wales' most bardic sons.

 

Your vision of a bright and Blessed Peace

continues to resonate without surcease.

 

Starward

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Hedd Wyn was the bardic name---dare one also say, handle?---of the Welsh poet whose mundane name was Ellis H. Evans, 1887-1917.  His baric name means, blessed peace

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