Saturday 26 May 2012

REMEMBERANCE:



It matters not, World wars 1 & 2, Boer war, Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan, Civil wars all over the word, & a long list of etc´s, etc´s, etc´s. To our shame, & for whatever insane reasoning man gives for the excuse to go to war, it has been so since the beginning of time, so it´s about time we stopped. Today I am sitting in a field in Flanders, it is 1915, & the sun is rising. The steam from my cup of rich, sweet tea rises to meet the morning mists as I sit & remember every man, woman, child & animal whom have lost their lives to conflict, whether as soldier, or civilian, they are all heroes. The sun rises red on the horizon, & the swaying scarlet poppies wave in greeting, & in the breeze I hear the whisperings of long gone men. Here is a poem by John McCrae:
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; & in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid guns below

1 comment:

  1. Remembrance:

    "To our shame, & for whatever insane reasoning man gives for the excuse to go to war, it has been so since the beginning of time, so it´s about time we stopped."

    It has been said that if women were in charge of world governments there would no longer be endless wars and countless casualities. Reading your words, I believe that to be true.

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