A poem about the suicide charge to Osgiliiath seen from a different perspective. Remember, please review.
Sounds of Battle
Beat of horses' hooves
Beat!
Like thunder on the plain
Beat!
Like a drum of war
Beat!
Like the hearts of valiant men
Beat!
As they ride to serve their country
Beat!
They reach their destination
Beat!
The sound of swords unsheathing
Beat!
The sound of steel clashing on steel
Beat!
The sound of arrows flying
Beat!
The sound of targets hit
Beat!
The sound of someone crying

Stillness steals across the battlefield

There is no sound now, save for one

Silence.

Then it is joined by another sound

Doom.