tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post1068633472886844599..comments2024-01-04T09:04:59.477-08:00Comments on Pictures, Poetry & Prose: WarLaura Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277887372939757081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-51070495564944329162009-03-10T21:23:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:23:00.000-07:00I thought I had left a commenton the wars that hav...I thought I had left a comment<BR/>on the wars that have affected me<BR/>but apparently they were lost<BR/>like so many of my kind at sea.<BR/><BR/>The swells that rise and fall bring new rhythm to the ocean,<BR/>but the bodies that are buried there know little glory in a nation's devotion.<BR/><BR/>Floating wreaths commemorate a sailor's death, tombstones at Arlington the soldier's...<BR/><BR/>Civilians caught in the melee are much more numerous, but theirs is a common grave without inscription.<BR/><BR/>They died, nonetheless, for nothing. All of them. All of us.<BR/><BR/>If intelligence can ever gain superiority over ignorance and myth, we will all be relieved of the burden of war, but not of death.<BR/><BR/>Remember the Maine...relieve me of the pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-5949354915730219762009-03-06T17:18:00.000-08:002009-03-06T17:18:00.000-08:00war sprang from ushumans, cruel we areillusions of...war sprang from us<BR/>humans, cruel we are<BR/>illusions of right and wrong<BR/>feed our unending need to spar.<BR/><BR/> ~itzevil~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930051953883343463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-84877590836853668832009-03-04T17:36:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:36:00.000-08:00war is hateand misunderstandingwar is fire and spi...war is hate<BR/>and misunderstanding<BR/>war is fire <BR/>and spins out of control<BR/>war is cruelty<BR/>and insensitivity<BR/>war is fear<BR/>and weakness and jealousy<BR/>war is sad<BR/>and horror and <BR/>well, i don't know if you want me to use that word here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-49090561645543532102009-03-04T15:39:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:39:00.000-08:00As wars seem to come around with far too much regu...As wars seem to come around with far too much regularity<BR/>I felt a Rondeau would be a good form to try.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Lest we forget<BR/><BR/>Lest we forget the heartfelt pain<BR/>Of needless death for pointless gain.<BR/>We should be closer to the gore<BR/>To see what horrors lie in store<BR/>For victims of this terror game.<BR/><BR/>Rockets are fired at far terrain<BR/>And bombs are dropped from a plane;<BR/>People aren’t people any more.<BR/>Lest we forget.<BR/><BR/>The leaders would do it all again<BR/>They love to clap the band’s refrain.<BR/>It’s been truly said, oft before,<BR/>There are no winners in a war.<BR/>Except, of course, on the gravy train.<BR/>Lest we forget.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://jcosmonewbery2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Notes on a Serviette</A>J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-70970934798442175582009-03-04T13:24:00.000-08:002009-03-04T13:24:00.000-08:00Thanks dani. I'm just so fed up with war in genera...Thanks dani. I'm just so fed up with war in general. And all everyone seems to be doing is blaming someone else and trying to justify their cruelty with a childish "they started it" mentality.<BR/><BR/>We all started it.<BR/>And we're all going to have to end it.<BR/>Before it ends us.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328691580785521951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-70783866163026006312009-03-04T11:03:00.000-08:002009-03-04T11:03:00.000-08:00wow Sarah- that's really good- I believe we should...wow Sarah- that's really good- I believe we should love people for being human and respect everyone for what they believe instead of trying to desperately to "convert" others to our own said "truth". Yes, we can share what we believe to be true, but this should never be forced so horridly on others. Love is the real universal truth.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725881252851352861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-37835009855459926752009-03-04T10:52:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:52:00.000-08:00That little book you tout as truththe one you clai...That little book you tout as truth<BR/>the one you claim is your guide<BR/>the one you use to preach 'love'<BR/>and 'peace' and 'joy' and 'hope'<BR/>it's the one you say wrote history<BR/>built cities and created freedom.<BR/><BR/>The same one you go hiding behind<BR/>when the hammer falls<BR/>when the nightime stalks<BR/>and you find yourself in a world<BR/>of 'hate' and 'violence' and 'destruction'<BR/>and you learn the real truth<BR/>that they are following the same book.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it time we start thinking for ourselves<BR/>and stop killing one another over <BR/>something as maleable and reinterpretable<BR/>as a silly little book?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328691580785521951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-13006263580614248242009-03-04T09:31:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:31:00.000-08:00Whenever someone brings up the War, Mama gets the ...Whenever someone brings up the War, Mama gets the bottle, and begins to cry about Danny. In between sobs, she chokes out words like, 'Brave little boy' , 'What a perfect child' and 'What awful person could do something like kill him'.<BR/>I always want to grab her by the shoulders, and tell her to think about those other perfect and brave little boys that Danny killed. Think about their Mamas. How they cry. Just like you. <BR/>But I don't comment, because I was just 3 when my big brother died. I have no memory of him; he was away fighting since I was born, so I never lost him. I never even had him. The War took from me my home and my childhood, but no person. It just never let me meet them._we_the_pieces_https://www.blogger.com/profile/05691161409270597697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-42041776746260812382009-03-04T09:25:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:25:00.000-08:00Lament of a CenturionThe whip-crack sounds and the...Lament of a Centurion<BR/><BR/>The whip-crack sounds and the horses rear<BR/>To battle we march throughout the night<BR/>Dawn is coming, the front is near<BR/>Our shoes are worn, our breath is tight<BR/>For on these shores many men will fall<BR/>And victory for them will not be in sight<BR/>But for our Emperor we will give our all<BR/>Whether we believe the cause is wrong or right...Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344781084416954864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-28203256166264323392009-03-04T09:24:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:24:00.000-08:00I like the concept of illegitimate and legitimate ...I like the concept of illegitimate and legitimate war, Dan. Nice job._we_the_pieces_https://www.blogger.com/profile/05691161409270597697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556512955091936745.post-49408001502517754012009-03-04T06:55:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:55:00.000-08:00Consequences of "legitimate" War:Regained homeland...Consequences of "legitimate" War:<BR/>Regained homeland<BR/>Values secured<BR/>Religion protected<BR/>Borders restored<BR/>Lives back on track<BR/><BR/>Consequences of "Illegitimate War":<BR/>Homeland lost to powerlust<BR/>Values degraded<BR/>Religion changed to the Victor's<BR/>Borders redrawn<BR/>Lives devastated<BR/><BR/>Legitimate or Illegitimate...The same War will always be determined to be both...depends which side you find yourself...the aggressor or the defender. <BR/><BR/>DanDan Felsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917775645881312007noreply@blogger.com