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Cliff Notes

war be no game war is men in the trenches on the line up the hill downwind flying colors through the air blue sky and rabid sun snapping pictures of flapping angels falling off a cliff digging a deeper hole amidst the powdery musket-mist 12/19/2019

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Ann Foster

Date: 12/22/2019 10:24:00 PM

I can see them, ever beside them men, doing what is needed of them... prayers going up on both sides of the lines... You are such a wonderful poet. Ann

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/23/2019 6:05:00 AM

Yes, that is what you discover, prayers on both sides. I was just reading that Longstreet would stay up drinking and playing poker all night until until he lost 3 of his children in a single week to scarlet fever at the beginning of the civil war.

Joe Dimino

Date: 12/22/2019 6:31:00 PM

It seems like, only those who have never been on the front line, are in favor of war.... Wars should only be finished--never started. Great little poem, Kim.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:57:00 PM

Such a sad thing to kill...war is an unnatural phenomenon!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/22/2019 1:39:00 PM

Hi Kim, Love this poem and you are so right - I wish i could stop and read them all, each one a talented write. Christmas Blessings, Jennifer.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:56:00 PM

Merry Christmas! Thank you, Jennifer!

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 12/22/2019 12:36:00 PM

War is a a horrible horrible thing and your poem reflects that. love phyl

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:48:00 PM

Thank you, Phyllis!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/22/2019 10:54:00 AM

Cliff Notes was the perfect title! I agree completely.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:48:00 PM

Thank you, Caren!

Silent One

Date: 12/22/2019 8:43:00 AM

Yes you are right...those who send men and women to war sit at home all warm and safe..

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:48:00 PM

And we must pay them tribute with remembrance and living a life worthy of their sacrifice.

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 12/22/2019 8:11:00 AM

You are right! If history has taught us something is that war is not a game but a horrible reality! A reality that we find not only in the battlefield but in all walks of life dearest, Kim! Gripping poem!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:47:00 PM

Thank you, Demetrios!

Na Na

Date: 12/21/2019 10:51:00 PM

Griping poem. Thanks for sharing this Kim

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 7:47:00 PM

Thank you, Greg!

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 12/21/2019 10:26:00 PM

P O W E R F U L penning x

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 6:12:00 PM

Thanks so much!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/21/2019 9:34:00 PM

Yup. War for sure is no game. That's usually discovered the first dead body you encounter. Thanks for posting this one, Kim! Best wishes, Gershon... P.S. You've given me an idea about Viet Nam, based on Colin Powell's experiences there. May or may not post it tonight. Thank you so much! ~ gw

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/22/2019 6:12:00 PM

Something about the death of a person that is quite unsettling. You’ve said it!