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The Art of Peace

is tried and tested ~ rip out the larynx to silence an enemy the art of folly’s ignoring this fact ~ denial’s a petty act I rest my case By David Kavanagh

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/11/2022 3:03:00 PM

Wow! What imagery!

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/11/2022 3:34:00 PM

Brutally true, tried and tested time after time :)

Brian Sambourne

Date: 7/8/2022 3:11:00 PM

Superbly written, David. Silence the tyrant + perhaps the platform for brutality ends. A strong Monoku. Best wishes, Brian

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/8/2022 3:20:00 PM

Thank you Brian, it would be better to silence these tyrants before they cause untold damage around them, cheers David

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/6/2022 9:22:00 AM

The only thing I worry about Is that if we get rid of one enemy another will pop up with the same rhetoric. We should smoke them out because we both know they are 'BAD' do you need an assassin? Hugs, blessings, Jennifer.

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/6/2022 9:54:00 AM

They really are like garden weeds Jennifer, I’ll send you on a search and destroy mission Lol, cheers David

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 7/5/2022 2:33:00 PM

Muffle it with curtailment of freedom of speech Via means of so called hate speech law's. Larynx R.I.P Truth is the new Enemy

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/5/2022 3:05:00 PM

Sure is Christopher, if they don’t like what you say, it’s shrugged off as hate speech, even if it’s true, the Sex Pistols labeled it perfectly, Never mind the BX, cheers David

Bill Baker

Date: 7/4/2022 3:43:00 PM

Sometimes the truth is brutal ... as in this Monoku. Good write, David. I'm following your poetry now. :-) Have a great day! Bill

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/4/2022 4:02:00 PM

Heya Bill, It’s probably my greatest weakness and strength pointing out the brutal truth, this one is not intended to be offensive or derogatory, towards any one person or group in particular, just mankind in general, thank you for following me, I shall reciprocate in kind, cheers David

Jeff Connelly

Date: 7/4/2022 8:19:00 AM

Ouch David. Sun Tzu. I'll stick with motorcycle repair zen... Thanks David...

Jeff Connelly
Date: 7/4/2022 11:29:00 AM

Unfortunately David... so true...

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/4/2022 9:46:00 AM

Thanks Jeff, how many real peacekeepers or opponents of tyranny have been silenced throughout history, tried and tested indeed, cheers David

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/4/2022 7:35:00 AM

David, your poetry is fuel for contemplation. People have a history of attacking or criticizing an opponent forcefully in order to quell criticism or win the peace. Despite the fact that the term is almost never used to refer to real violence. Each of us is a microcosm of the cosmos, a living shrine.

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/4/2022 9:30:00 AM

Thank you Lasaad, the greatest peacekeepers we have at the moment in the west, are nukes, and US military hardware, we are indeed microcosms of the cosmos, and certainly it’s eyes for sure, cheers David

Jenna Logan

Date: 7/4/2022 4:57:00 AM

That's a rather lionized method of solving the issue, but then again, sometimes it takes a beastly act to put things in proper order. I will be aware of your tactic, David, so as not to write anything to vex you. lol Bold write!

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/4/2022 8:22:00 AM

Now your seeing, what I see Jenna, I’m not trying to corrupt people with my writings, I just look at life from a different perspective, without actually lying, sometimes it ain’t a pretty picture, but I know without the US military might, the western world would be in bondage or worse,

Jenna Logan
Date: 7/4/2022 6:28:00 AM

I've discovered that we never know what will catch the eye of a judge on any given day. I rather liked the straightforward approach. LOL I hear Trump tried the jugular approach when he wasn't taken to the Capitol. AND... he was riding in The Beast!

David Kavanagh
Date: 7/4/2022 5:12:00 AM

Isn’t it just Jenna, But certain episodes in history, tells us people tend to go for the jugular, to silence critics or enemies, I’m not saying it’s right, only that it happens, oh you couldn’t offend me Jenna, Your saying, Wanna bet! Lol, yeah I don’t expect this will be looked on favourably in the contest, cheers David