Grandpa was a Bowie.
A tight-lipped protestant Ulsterman
who drifted into the Poblacht na hÉireann
in search of a cure for his cold heart.
His thin lips wed a soft Catholic girl.
He joined the Garda Síochána settling down
to breed Kerry Blue’s. After he retired, he still
wore his uniform, his neck as stiff as ever.
Grandma wrote letters to the Pope
begging for Papal forgiveness
for her heathen husband.
I have not been to Hidalgo County,
but if I were one day to go, I might try
to convince the Daughters of the Alamo
of my credentials to be worshiped
in a mild, concessionary way.
A complimentary burger, a free pass
to the museum, a photograph
of myself brandishing a big knife
at a picture of Generalissimo Santa Anna
that would suffice.
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"Poblacht na hÉireann" = Republic of Ireland (Éire).
"Ulster' (Northern Ireland).
"Garda Síochána" Is the Police Force of the Republic of Ireland.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 2:13 PM james horn wrote:
remember my Lord
who i always have adored
body nailed to board
always can afford
to pay for love of the Lord
worship in a horde
following drinking gord
my ship with Lord in is moored
request for him out poured
without any doubt
have heard what Lord is about
we will twist and shout
trouble in each chord
played by devil we deplored
even when we snored
know divinity
is related to trinity
an amenity
we have unity
which is with immunity
in a community
Dead bodies are buried beneath the fallen leaves
But fallen leaves never cover the national grieves
While fighting for their beloved country,
unfortunately, many INNOCENT SUNS
will have been wounded or killed
in the battle field,
However, the wounds of their hearts
as well as the wounded hearts of the parents
who will have lost their SUNS
will never be completely healed
If some leaders sit and talk with their palms facing upwards,
others with their palms on the peace table,
Which ones do you think, at the very beginning, are the losers?
Well, I can hear everyone say, “Of course, the leaders with their palms upwards!
NOOOOOOOOO, NEVER! Not any of those leaders;
The real owners, and leaders of either country, FOLKS
The sun of peace is believed to be
in the palms of the so-called deeply patriotic politicians
or noble warriors of an army,
thinking so is a sort of mania
as the cruelty of a war is so cold and freezing
that many SUNS dies from hypothermia
For the sake of keeping the peace,
would it be wise to use the army?
Let me know how many times did the USA bring,
with a war, a country the real democracy
To me, it seems like a sort of hypocrisy
Never can you imagine how terribly bad
a handful of War Devils’ breath smells,
During the war,
they appear shamelessly
when they hear their dead SUNS’ knells
In the pre-war period,
MANY of the so-called mighty LEADERS HOLD peace TALKS
But, all around the world, there’s an undeniable fact,
In the post-war period
benefits related to MONEY TALKS
‘Peace talks’ is supposed to be a high-level talk
but, unfortunately, they prepare
the poor country mentioned
in the peace article to go to the block
Peace Talks begin
in the expectation of an agreement
to be signed soon,
But talks usually start at noon,
they never end
as though they are held on the moon
The causes of World War I,
factors such as political,
territorial
NATIONALISM,
and economic competition,
BENEFITS,
and not to let it ocur,
the breakdown of the balance of power
SUPERIORITY
as well as a series of diplomatic clashes
PRIDE
The causes of World War II
strong currents of revanchism in German politics,
PRIDE;
the worldwide economic crisis,
BENEFITS,
many people lost faith in democracy
and countries across the world
turned to authoritarian regimes,
and their ambitious and aggressive domestic and foreign policies
NATIONALISM
To those three peculiarities – NATIONALISM, PRIDE, BENEFITS,
we should also add two more today – OVER POPULATION that the earth cannot feed,
and CLIMATE CHANGE
What do you think the causes of World War III will be?
Well, no need to be a prophet to say what will happen
Now all those outcomes are visible in our time
Nevertheless,
The only thing that we want is
to live all around the world in peace
how can we manage to do that?
In the way one of the greatest leaders in history,
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK said
“PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD”
Miller
when you seem
clouds may fill
its layer.
This garden
is golden
even now.
To repeat
poetry is
what we deemed?.
My love is related to you.
You never stay angry with me.
You know me more than me.
I am just one, I love you.
When I come in your dreams
I steal your sleep.
How do you separate me from yourself,
I am your heart's address.
My love is related to you.
You never stay angry with me.
You know me more than me.
I am just one, I love you.
While astronomy,
Is related to the stars;
Planets does include.
With trepidation,
Concentrated on remarks;
Effects that they had.
Am now close to death;
What to me matters the most;
Will be heaven bound.
Used dead reckoning
On typographical map,
To find destiny.
Umbilical cord,
Connects baby with the womb,
So life will begin.
Jim Horn
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