Soldier's Wives

Soldier’s Wives

These are the wives of soldiers
sent off to war;
brave wives, highly prized
and living alone again
like cloistered nuns. These are the wives
left to cope in the light of the dawn,
their eyes still damp,
the children sleeping safe in their beds.
See how the light
Casts gray shadows on the edge
Of the tarmac etched in their thoughts.
These are the wives that keep hope alive.