Glass: A Journal of Poetry Volume Three Issue One     

 

Ravi Shankar Rajan

Lion

Less in patience but big in stature, the
Lion hearted general brags his exploits in a
Little known pub in southern Wales,
Linking himself to the greats in history,
Lifting verses from the holy crusades,
Locking lips with a fascinated redhead, while a
Lethargic army tribunal hunts deserters.