The war is over

Just words and thoughts.

                               The war is over


The war is over for you, my friend.
The taps was played.
Many soldiers stood near your grave.
A soldier is resting now and he had found peace under six feet of dirt.

I wondered?
Do the dead soldier find peace?
The sound of guns and bombs are silence now for them.
The soldier life of blood and guts left behind.
The war is over for them.

I pour a six pack of Miller high life on a lonely grave.
I told my friend. No winners in war. We were tricked and fooled.
After you stand by a grave of a soldier, a friend who left family and children.
You understand.

Blood demand blood.
War had no conscious.
Men will fight till they can't bleed no-more.


                        John Castellenas/Coyote
 

Author's Note

For my friend Donald Davis. Lost to war in Iraq in 2004.

Reviews

[Kailani]

I like how this encompasses how purposeless war is, with no winners and countless unnecessary deaths. I also like how you explained that for some, the chaos of war only ended once they had died. It gives it a more personal feeling when you talk about losing your friend who lost his family and children, it definitely shows the real effects of war.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Kailani for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Neville]

A very fitting tribute to a lost friend who fell during a relatively recent conflict & one that could not be more fitting as we approach 11th November and remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Great War of 1914 - 1918....It makes me wonder will we ever learn? Thanks for sharing.......Neville

[Coyote Poetry]

We forget. USA had a short memory. After Korean war and Vietnam. USA should of been tire of war. Look at the USA budget. A country based on war. This is very sad. Thank you my friend for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Neville]

Reading you work is always a pleasure Coyote

[Kati Stein]

A beautiful reminder of the loss carried through out for a life of choice

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Kati. No winners in war.

[Soundz]

Hit me square in the patriotism.
Great work man!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[~Sarah~ Idríel T..]

May him rest in peace. Really sad.

We need love and peace, no war.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree dear Sarah. I pray my Grandchildren are not fighting leftover wars. Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Jon Roggie]

To Donald Davis. Words are not enough.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Jon. We can't forget good friends lost to war.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Lovely tribute
To your friend
Wars are stupid senseless things
Very nicely written

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Julie for reading and he comment. I agree my friend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A frank and naked testament to the futility of the modern war. A fitting tribute to Donald Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

A missed friend. My children and his children grew-up together. Thank you John for reading and the comment.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there are never really winners....just survivors....and those who do often are still at war mentally and emotionally and the war doesn't end until they do.
sad and emotional tribute to your friend....beautifully penned...

j.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Jacob. War is celebrated for a second and we mourn for the dead forever.

[lightsong]

I always said, in War the laws of the universe and nature fade, and there is no logic.
Very touching piece of You, I can feel Your deep personal touch, Your feelings of anger, pain and irony, sorry of Your loss, I believe he is somewhere better, and smile for You wrote this amazing poem for him :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I hope he can see his children. A three-time grandfather. Thank you for reading and the kind words.