Child Wars Poems

A tumour abated alters and waits.
Pathway incised, a new one it makes.
Spreading and forming, roots growing down.
The moment’s now here, a mighty rebound.

Battle exhausted, the...

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Do not tell tales of wars to children,
Tell them stories of universal love;
May costumes of a charming war patron,
Be restored by physicians true cure shove;
Lasting...

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"Do you listen? I am a star
       I watch you all, though I am far

For centuries, are in my...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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"The Christmas Wars"



Christmas is never stolen
the parent dresses a tree 
every year, 
tenderly,
like adorning 
a fragile child 

caught between 
the Christmas Wars

The Christmas of a
Ghost...

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Bodies strewn all around,
Many a dead can be found,
Cries of agony and pain fill the air,
Mind only says this is not fair,
Let's end war here!

Blood...

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Screams, screeches, groans and wails,
Brutalities, agonies, torture, and blood,
Tear Gases, pallet guns, bullets and bombs
Humanity sobs, world is falling apart
Does anyone care? 

Kids are blinded
Men...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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Children did not ask to be born
Parents brought them in the world
They did not ask for war
But war devoured their loved ones

They roam the streets
Empty...

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Pay heed to those deeds from whence the heart must confess...
You're far from Rome Proconsul Caesar...
As they say, "All roads lead to Rome" Ariovistus
and all...

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Friendship and wars

 The generation of today thing they live in a perilous time
I was born before the World War 2 when millions of 
civilians...

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