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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December 22, 2019 at 10:24 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
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December 23, 2019 at 6:05 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.
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December 22, 2019 at 6:31 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.
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December 22, 2019 at 7:57 PM
Such a sad thing to kill...war is an unnatural phenomenon!
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December 22, 2019 at 1:39 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.
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December 22, 2019 at 7:56 PM
Merry Christmas! Thank you, Jennifer!
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December 22, 2019 at 12:36 PM
War is a a horrible horrible thing and your poem reflects that. love phyl
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December 22, 2019 at 7:48 PM
Thank you, Phyllis!
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December 22, 2019 at 10:54 AM
Cliff Notes was the perfect title! I agree completely.
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December 22, 2019 at 7:48 PM
Thank you, Caren!
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December 22, 2019 at 8:43 AM
Yes you are right...those who send men and women to war sit at home all warm and safe..
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December 22, 2019 at 7:48 PM
And we must pay them tribute with remembrance and living a life worthy of their sacrifice.
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December 22, 2019 at 8:11 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!
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December 22, 2019 at 7:47 PM
Thank you, Demetrios!
Na Avatar
December 21, 2019 at 10:51 PM
Griping poem. Thanks for sharing this Kim
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December 22, 2019 at 7:47 PM
Thank you, Greg!
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December 21, 2019 at 10:26 PM
P O W E R F U L penning x
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December 22, 2019 at 6:12 PM
Thanks so much!
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December 21, 2019 at 9:34 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
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December 22, 2019 at 6:12 PM
Something about the death of a person that is quite unsettling. You’ve said it!
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