Stone soldier stands
a sun-washed sentinel
empty faceless features
gray as the lost ones
reflection of the departed dead
heartless breathless soul-less
sad song without words
like Taps without the trumpet
barren testimony to memory lost
Stone soldier stares
with lidless sleepless eyes
at
the walking past
the running past
the forgotten past
and he only cries in the rain
Harnessing Chaos 
Hi Pete, reminds me of the many confederate memorials around the Southern US. All respectifully posed and facing North in submission to a cause greater than their own. Some still fight that war. Bigoted principles flying like a battle torn banner in the southern winds are still occasionally noted in Dixie. The stone soldiers stand as reminder of a time when honor was blinded by the traditions and pragmatic customs of the day. Economy played a large roll in the righteous indignation of the North. Though it was morally right to oppose the Southern rebellion money certainly has a way of coloring the motive. It\’s still that way in wars today and probably always has been. Sadly there seems to be no end in sight for the careers of the stone soldiers.
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Well said J and agree whole heartedly
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