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Remembrance

remembrance

all hail tomorrow
when the world parades sorrow
is that really enough?

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James Horn

November 14, 2017 at 6:59 AM

will that be enough? In time there is a big gap compared to when they wore a nurse's cap. Does Europe wear caps?

Patricia Cresswell

November 14, 2017 at 11:07 AM

I am old, they wore caps when I was in nursing. thank you for commenting.

John Fleming

November 12, 2017 at 8:03 PM

"For the Fallen" - Laurence Binyon; Rudyard Kipling described it as: "the most beautiful expression of sorrow in the English language"...and who are we to argue with the Master-Rhymer? Your little Haiku promotes much thought, Patricia, my endearing and honest friend! :) john P.s "Lest we forget".

Patricia Cresswell

November 12, 2017 at 8:44 PM

I would dare to argue with Mr. Kipling we are still fighting wars.John there is nothing honourable or splendid about war. The men and women who sacrificed themselves on that altar of mammon are shaking their heads in disgust because they have sacrificed almost in vane. We have learned nothing as human beings. Thank you for reading my poem and commenting.

Ronald Kent

November 11, 2017 at 6:32 AM

If I do enough today can I stop the war tomorrow? No but I'll try to do a little to make it better.

Patricia Cresswell

November 11, 2017 at 7:16 AM

Wonderful start now if everyone woke up tomorrow with that thought we would change the world one thought at a time. NO MORE WAR!

Russell Sivey

November 11, 2017 at 4:58 AM

Aw this Senryu is quite incredible my friend, I surely loved reading your delightful juxtaposition here, though expected, was quite well done! I love a good short poem, they are hard to do, and when done skillfully impact us so much! What a grand piece, Great work!!

Patricia Cresswell

November 11, 2017 at 7:03 AM

Thank you Russell.

Arthur Vaso

November 11, 2017 at 12:49 AM

Very beautiful and contemplative, I think we can never do enough, never the less, I hope we shall never forget!

Patricia Cresswell

November 11, 2017 at 7:02 AM

I encourage remembering but is that enough? Wouldn't it be a better thought to stop the fighting? Could that not honour our fallen in a much greater way? show them they had not died inn vain... we have stopped war!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

November 10, 2017 at 8:38 PM

Potent little pen Patricia xo

Patricia Cresswell

November 10, 2017 at 8:56 PM

I am angry Maureen. The definition of one who is insane is: a person or group in this case the world who keeps repeating a behaviour expecting a different ending. Are we all insane the, human race? Thank you for commenting.