﻿Before You Fight by Dom Conlon

Before You Fight by Dom Conlon

3/4/2017

Be at peace
my quick-fist man
and put away
your gun

Stand at ease
my sharp-tongue boy
and watch the
setting sun

Sit a while
my crying babe
and count each
quiet friend

Lie for now
my silent dream
and think of
how we’ll end

Poem © 2017 Dom Conlon
Illustration © 2017 Eric Heyman

11 Comments

Jenny Rees

3/4/2017 08:06:41 am

Loved it

Dom Conlon link

3/4/2017 08:22:36 am

Thanks Jenny - that means a lot!

harriet

3/4/2017 03:03:34 pm

Very powerful and quite beautiful

Dom Conlon link

3/4/2017 03:24:14 pm

Thank you. So glad you like it

Rob Walton link

3/4/2017 05:09:07 pm

Nice one, Dom! Works a treat.

Dom Conlon link

3/4/2017 08:46:17 pm

Cheers Rob - glad it does!

Em Lynas

3/4/2017 05:22:25 pm

What a beautiful response to a beautiful image.

Dom Conlon link

3/4/2017 08:46:59 pm

Well that's a job done then. Thank you :-)

Margaret Bamford

4/4/2017 08:35:59 am

Beautiful Dom.

Dom Conlon link

4/4/2017 08:50:15 am

Thanks Margaret - it's so lovely of you to take the time to say this.

Catherine

19/5/2017 12:06:39 pm

This is powerful Dom. Beautiful.