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Soldier's Plague

Soldier's Plague Cast away your dowry, Farewell your lady dear, To horse, mail, shield, and sword, The plague of war draws near… Radiance cuts the darkness, He rides though the death knell prose, Slaying the slanderer, slaughterer, sinner, Horsemen; fear this knight of rose… War would bask in glory, As all mankind fell, Destruction, devastation, and death, Riding the scorching torrents of hell… Two swords locked in battle, Sundered breast bears breath of pain, Slash the violence, hate, and carnage, Cease this war again, again, again… Standards stream on hill top won, This victory a battle; small upon war, Honor, courage, peaceful light, We fight until he plagues us no more…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 8/1/2009 10:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poetry this week. God bless. Ernilando
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Date: 7/28/2009 2:57:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured>>James
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Date: 7/27/2009 9:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Evets. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/27/2009 1:33:00 AM
congratulations on your featured poem, God bless you from diane
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Date: 7/26/2009 6:35:00 PM
Insightful piece--a reminder of the part of the cost of way. The rhyme works well. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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Date: 1/17/2009 11:21:00 AM
Evets - Welcome to the soup - I've been away a few days - Very deep and insightful poem - The reason I've been away is the fact that my son was home for the first time since returning from Iraq and him and I went up to the cabin - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 1/16/2009 5:31:00 AM
After 30 years military spanning 5 decades, 1963-2005, Naval Reserve, We need to defend our nations when they are threatened, we don't need to level carnage in a search for oil or to appease an ego. I've a few friends killed in Nam, and a brother who is a decorated disabled vet. My other brother has 10 years, and my youngest brother and I have 56 years between us. We will have war as long a we have hunger (for power) and lack of universal accetance. Great write. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 1/16/2009 4:38:00 AM
This is gripping my friend. Love the images in this piece. Exciting write to read.
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