War Grandchild Poems

Was that a lone tear making its way down her aging cheek
    Had she let herself cry for those long decades
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"You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
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I must tell you of a yarn 
About the Prince’s barn 
It sits on a hill 
Overlooking an area where there was so much kill...

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Trump says, "Trade Wars are easy to win!"
To be sure, Trump will tweet that again
So far Trump has lost
And can't count the cost
But you will...

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Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust
Old, as mama told, worn, left here to rust
I slowly examined the antique piece
Candle flame flickered, anxiety increased

Nothing odd on...

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I am cast off, useless baggage  
as I wait like a fixture 
outside your door 
discarded and ignored. 

Oh, daggers of my agony!
I pose...

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So for now run away-
because none of this is your business,

never mind the bleeding branch that's supplemented your fitness,

never mind the hateful rant you hear...

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HOW COOL WOULD IT BE IF THIS POEM MADE A MOTHER  
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The Old Salt was a special man who came along in a time
when he was needed most.

A time that is now gone forever.
When men believed...

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I have hope for the hatred and anger to settle.
I have hope the days to come I can weather,
I have hope there will be no...

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