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Peace Talks With The Virus
Losing a war, you
Sue for peace so
They've set up a committee to
Negotiate but
What terms to put to such a foe?
The offer of a Non-Aggression pact?
An appeal to our common heritage?
Hints of retaliation in kind?
Debt forgiveness?
A favorable Trade Deal?
A new World Order, even perhaps
Membership of the Security Council or as a last resort
Immunity from War ...
Saturday 9th May 2020 11:45 am
Good old times
Old, black-white photographs,
Show soldiers, smiling, proud.
First guns in their hands,
Then bullets in heads,
They died for their fatherland.
Not long ago, when war has reigned,
It poisoned the peoples' mind.
Turned love to hate,
Made people die,
They died for their fatherland.
We say "We learned", but we all know,
That we didn't learn at all.
Just look around, people die,
Day fo...
Sunday 26th July 2015 11:10 am
White Feather
White Feather
I didn’t see her pass me in the street,
the woman with the husband at the front,
but felt the tell-tale tickle of a feather -
pressed discreetly soft against my palm.
The accusation whispered in a hate-filled voice,
“Coward”, dripped with venom from her lips
and I assumed she talked to me, although I couldn’t see
if the feather in my hand was truly white.
For I had returne...
Wednesday 9th July 2014 7:49 pm
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