War Etheree Poems

They
were in
their twenties
when their future
brutally ended.
On this chilly morning,
the snow had put downy wreaths
on the white crosses. I never
tried to count them. There are too...

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Ghost?
Legend.
MiG pilot,
air avenger,
real or imagined,
Ukrainian hero
who protects the skies of Kyiv.
First 21st-century ace,
defender of YOUR democracy.
What he gives his people can't be measured....

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Bridge, 
My link, 
You are built 
Between the two 
To erase the gap 
That separates the ways. 
You fill in the space of rift 
By...

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War, 
Your guns 
Are deadly 
Enough to kill 
Thousands of soldiers 
Who later turn heroes 
Because of their gallantry. 
But it's sad to say that...

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Hate, 
Anger, 
You cause war 
Between two kings 
That collide in strife. 
You carry the conflict, 
Bringing bitterness to mind. 
Friendship turns into a friction...

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A
weapon,
one's knowledge.
The mightiest
of mighty weapons.
It is meant to be shared
It's power packs a wallop
It's more powerful than weapons
of war...wielded to indoctrinate,
to influence, to change the...

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Fight
Bullies
Obstacles
Adversities
With blood, sweat and tears
Fuel your warrior spirit
Rage forth with your battle cry
Fight through your fatigue and self-doubt
Fight challenges; wear it like war paint
Fight to...

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At
Dunkirk,
where thousands
of stranded men
lined a bloody beach,
hope was draining with each
air strike delivered by the
unrelenting Germans’ aircraft.
Cold, starved, and injured men watched from shore -
their...

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The
War was
won and life
was getting back
to normal once more.
To the convalescent
War hero in hospital
the sight and taste of a fresh ripe
banana was better medicine
than any...

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shrapnel of empty hearts bent on violence 
envious of your enchanting beauty
demanding complete control
finding intimacy only through destruction... 
when will you learn the ways of...

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LANDLOCKED

landlocked we stalk past pain perimeters
guns rest roughly slung on shoulders hung
closing behind growling within
scoping targets empty claim
weapons lead worlds astray
cast our sins away
lords of...

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Child
Within.
Transparent
Tragic colors
Secret emotions
Ears hear too much to bear
A household war day and night
Sibling can escape all the fright
Enduring more, validation null
What happens to the adult-child...

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Fears
Who cares?
Body trembles
slaughtering war
Innocent pays the price
Corpse lying without lives
Unpleasant sound vibrates the ground
So called brave men feeling no sense of guilt
Will war resolve underlying...

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Black as coal and moody as teenagers  
The storm steadily approaches home,
Rumbling, growing ever louder,
War-like violence above,
Shaking homes and raw nerves
As frequent flashes ...

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QUEEN


Queen
Wealthy
Knights delight
Off with the head
Public appearance 
Ruler of her domain
Kingdom all in love with her
Joker enjoyment of her day
Crown comes with hope, more than expected
King...

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