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Misfortunes of War and Beyond No More

The price we pay For these countries of ours Battlefield loss Coffined towers Daughters and sons Gunned down Patriotic souls Perish, under Nature's sun Terrorist war, i cant understand To fight each other, my thoughts bland Muslim, Sunni or Shiite Bro's Severe grudge, Suicide blows No faith, can comprehend The sender of this degenerate send Martyr's picked, soon forgotten As the world denounces, faiths so rotten West Bank, Basra, Baghdad too Exhibits in this modern Zoo Kill your neighbour, slay a friend On the news, images send Close to home these cowards strike Maim and kill, their consience wiped Off to where they are supposed to go Forever land, where nothing flows If faith exists on this magic land Would what you see, be in its plan To do what we do, and think it's best All faiths would be, under arrest If we are all under the one So many wrongs have humans brung For this Highlander to understand Who is indeed, in charge of this land Before you answer, please observe To actually who, do humans serve So many idols, are they human made Whose do we walk, on earths esplanade The answer is there for all to know Open minds, allow the flow It may not be, what you think it's been It may be around you, everyday seen Nature, nature in your might Observe this planet, in your sight Render wrongs, display whats true Remind your tribes, what they should do Way back then, explosion new The cycle of me and you If we don't understand what we are here for Misfortunes of War & Beyond no More http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/war-2.php

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Date: 6/14/2009 1:01:00 PM
i think i like this one the most.everything you write is so true.very deep.detailed.withholds so many feelings and thoughts.it is..they all are ones to read over and over again.and still coming up with new thoughts each time. but."thoughts of peace." is it asking for too much.i have alot of family and friends.my fiance too.is actually in iraq now.ive heard people say lets stop the war but theres things in life worth fighting for. Just a opinion.either way.this poem is GREaT :)
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Date: 6/5/2009 8:17:00 AM
WOW! what words and so true. and thank you for your kinds words to my poetry. Just starting hope to get puplished some day.
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Date: 6/4/2009 4:25:00 PM
Hummmm.... James, It's deep. And very thought provoking. Here we go again! (smiling) Who's in charge? Each person's free agency, God given, sometimes chooses to kill the livin'. Though God from above sends His love. The testing snare is everywhere. If widom, love, and hope was spawned, perhaps we'd see God's love beyond. Until then, it's up to every man. Choose the right or be from heaven banned. Rough and cold, but true. It's all in the testing. Lovingly, Dane
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Date: 6/4/2009 3:45:00 PM
Interesting write James..Its one to read over and over. There is no understanding the nature of wars...but then, women seldom do. Thanks for all your kind comments on some of my "old" work. BG
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Date: 6/4/2009 2:30:00 PM
" conscience"...."what's true"..wonderful piece of work here keep telling it in a way that's SO true! Light & Love
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Date: 6/4/2009 2:03:00 PM
wars blood shed many dead resulting in sadness and hatred--words of wisdom you wrote--may all wars come to an end,that will be the day-but its just a never ending drean to live in peace---bravo--charma
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Date: 6/4/2009 12:19:00 PM
Terrorist tactics never did make sense. They only seem to add to the confusion and death tolls of war. And it's so true that most idols are created by humans to meet their own needs. Very interesting the way you come back to the beginning of time in your last verse and ask us to understand our purpose. Very thought-provoking write, James. Excellent (as always), love, Carolyn
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