A Letter From the Land of War

The flowers bloom, the river flows 
The sound of birds chirping along with the sound of the wind
The berries I can taste the sweetness in my mouth
It’s all in my head; it’s all a manufacturing mind

The opportunity to know ABC
The chance to make friends and hang out with them
The chance to grow and build the world a better place in the future
It’s only a dream, a letter of hope drowning in a rapid stream

All I can hear is the sound of the revolvers and explosions
All I can hear is the sound of people screaming out for help
Everyday is a parade, so crowded so earsplitting
Turned ourselves into shadows in this variable life

Have no opportunity to peep for the rising sun
Or only to breathe the air of the evening breeze
I don’t remember my childhood
All of a sudden, I grow into a mature form

People here no longer remember the names of days, months of years
We’re just linger in a moving timeless land
Until there are no longer the sound of war
So don’t think that we’re invisible, we just don’t live in the surface

Please pray for us
That’s is the best way to release us from this unending fight
Please pray for us
So we can build a new kingdom of love for the children 
Missed their birthdays, lost their hope

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 8/17/2009 6:17:00 PM
Congrats Mony on your win in the contest. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 8/14/2009 10:17:00 PM
Mony congrats on placing in the contest - God Bless, MJ
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Date: 8/14/2009 3:25:00 PM
Congratulations on your win and your great poetry. Joyce
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Date: 8/14/2009 2:29:00 PM
Yes, indeed please pray for us all and the aftermath of years of horror!! We all have much to face and great writing like you've done here Mony just bring it ever more real! Congratulations on your win in Debra's contest.
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Date: 8/14/2009 8:02:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest Mony. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/14/2009 6:05:00 AM
Congratulations for your winning poem. TL
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Date: 8/13/2009 3:30:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved placement in Deborah Guzzi's "War...what is it good for?" contest. We do need to keep the prayers coming. Sincerely, DAS-J
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Date: 8/13/2009 2:47:00 PM
Congrats on the big win with this awesome write.
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