War Haikus

Stars

Sirens tore the skies.
In the blackout, a little boy
Finally saw stars.

Smote

Buried in the trench,
In deep darkness, he looked up
And saw Eärendel.

Escape

Escaping prison,
He returned back to the trenches:
Home sweet home.

Boom

A mouse on a drone--
The pilot shakes it off, flies;
Far off: a split scream.

Deluge

In the flooded trench,
Shivering and laughing, the soldiers
Point at the rubber duckie.