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dVersePoets Pub – Memorial Day Prompt –
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victoria has a wonderful poem from walt whitman, plus reminds us of the variety of poets that have written work honoring those who fight to preserve their homes and families :
“William Shakespeare, Wilfred Owens, Robinson Jeffers, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, Matthew Arnold, Rudyard Kipling, Anne Sexton, William Blake and Randall Jarrell.”
and ends with this well said line :
“Go out and enjoy the day, whether you live in a country that celebrates Memorial Day or not.”
my poem is for the relationship between the soldier, any one of us, and the society we live within….
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Soldiers Come in All Sizes
when
not that long ago
hordes rode the ridge
flashing steel
and death
the child
as much as the woman
with the man
scurried to defend
life
soldiers are defenders
of a way of life
and life
itself
so
to preserve the soldier
willing to give the only thing
we know for sure
our breath
our
way of life
itself
must defend the values of our soldiers
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yes…soldiers are defenders
of a way of life… i agree and we def. must honor and support them as much as we can
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very true claudia, a two way honoring, thanks so much claudia 😉
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A wonderfulperspective, presented beautifully!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/the-thunder-rolls/
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charles, after reading your memorial day poem, i take that as a deep compliment, thank you 😉
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I really enjoyed your take on this, Filipe…it gives us a different perpective to consider.
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thank you victoria 😉
yea, people forgot sometimes, soldiers volunteer or are drafted to defend a way of life, and if that way of life doesn’t do its part to maintain the integrity to justify killing or being killed, then it’s not reasonable for society to have the type of soldiers it needs, when it needs them
luckily, our own society, despite its flaws, still can openly even discuss things like this; it is to our credit 😉
thanks again victoria, i appreciate it 😉
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sometimes the most effective soldiers are the smaller ones,sometimes they are also the braver warriors
four memorial day senryu
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soldiers come in all sizes 😉 thank you zongrlk
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I like that defending the values of our soldiers ~ I believe they deserve it ~
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it’s reciprocal, yes 😉 and they definitely deserve it
thank you heaven 😉
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a soldier is one that defends a way of life…in a sense we are all soldiers in that regard and should stay ever vigilant…i am glad we have those that are willing…
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“in a sense we are all soldiers in that regard” – absolutely!
and vigilance, i’ve heard, is the price of freedom
and we have a nation of willing…
when we know it’s a true fight
thank you so much brian 😉
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