Tag: battle
member name: Peter R.
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May 01, 2009 11:33 AM EDT --
WHY MEN GO TO WAR
In the danger zone
Where these men die one by one
Bullets screech wildly
Searching beating hearts,
Turning vibrant loving life
To still final death,
And the roar . . .
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June 14, 2009 03:07 AM EDT --
THE OLD WARRIOR
He had fought in wars.
He had stained many a field in many a country here and there and everywhere . . .
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August 19, 2009 03:45 AM EDT --
THE SHADOWS
In the cradle of a wistful night With whispers all around And elfin creatures out of sight Dancing a hissing sound We wandered hand in hand through mists Where once two lovers . . .
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March 19, 2009 04:53 AM EDT --
OFF TO GLORY
There was a whisper in the air that day,
A syllable of doubt and fear,
No girls and boys went out to play,
There were no children running near.
Old men shivered in their halls, . . .
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March 25, 2009 11:48 AM EDT --
Before I post the poem I want to point out that each verse is a haiku as I understand the Japanese poetic form of haiku. There are three lines, and if you count the syllables the form is 5-7-5. Being . . .
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November 01, 2009 04:41 AM EST --
MAN WITHOUT A SWORD: HAIKUS.
Man without a sword:
Take the broken shield, master,
And go to your war. . . .
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March 08, 2009 08:24 AM EDT --
I have long despaired of the quarrels that lead mankind to armed conflict. Millions over the centuries have given their lives in war and for each and every one of them it was the totality of what they . . .
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