Goodnight

Mine eyes have seen the gory of a thousand battle fields
Where the arms and legs are scattered and some wounds they never heal

And the men of wise and wisdom
never cease to stop the wheel

Now we have the big one
that is sure to make us kneel

now our fate is surely sealed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Flynn Avatar
October 6, 2024 at 6:43 AM
i won a poetry contest? Where?
Kendrick Avatar
October 5, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Congratulations on your winning work in Poet Destroyer's contest. Way to go. Sara K
Flynn Avatar
October 6, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Thanks but where do i see that i won?
A   Avatar
October 1, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Hi Paul, thank you for entering my contest. Always PD ~LINDA~
Flynn Avatar
October 6, 2024 at 6:46 AM
love contests...a good test of competition....
Bartley Avatar
July 15, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Did I miss something? Did WWIII start? Nobody let me know. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Flynn Avatar
October 6, 2024 at 6:47 AM
LOL!! Not yet but inevitable given the proclivity of human nature to self destruct.
Gauthier Avatar
November 10, 2022 at 3:42 PM
Very clever to get The song in your reader's ear and have them follow the beat for the rest of yur poem. Congrats, Paul ~
Flynn Avatar
March 6, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Thanks for the kind words..
Fowler Avatar
November 2, 2022 at 6:18 AM
Wow - Political Science 102. Men of wise and wisdom - where are they? Great write Paul.
Flynn Avatar
March 6, 2023 at 3:23 AM
Yes...where are they? Are we heading towards the cliff?
Hutchings Avatar
May 2, 2022 at 3:42 PM
Wow! Congratulations, Paul! What a powerful write! I love your stanza, "Now we have the big one that is sure to make us kneel". I like that you used to rhyme to shed light on such a deep and impressionable topic. Well done!! Blessings...Meghan!
Flynn Avatar
March 6, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Thanks...
Alex Avatar
May 2, 2022 at 1:01 AM
Terrors of war. Beautifully written. Congratulations!
Flynn Avatar
March 6, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Thank you...
Gondolf Avatar
January 1, 2022 at 8:17 AM
Let's hope we can escape the big one in the coming year. Happy new year, Paul. John
Flynn Avatar
January 1, 2022 at 10:29 AM
my thoughts also....
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