ARMISTICE?A Poem by alanwgrahamWe are about to remember the centenary of the first war. What have we learned?Armistice? the eleventh hour the eleventh day the eleventh month 1918 the last bullet fired the final shell exploded the final bomb dropped the last gas released the war to end all wars ended soldiers on both sides sons, brothers, fathers, husbands rose from their trenches put aside rifles and helmets stood as brothers in the low sun, marveled at the silence, listened to the birds rejoicing pondered the meaning of it all out of the silence came a voice, then another and
another speaking in all the tongues of the earth voices from the future calling, sons, daughters, grandchildren, yet to be from the beaches of Dunkirk and Normandy the cellars of Dresden, the gas chambers of Auschwitz the markets of Hiroshima, the foxholes of Korea the paddy fields of Viet Nam, the jungles of Congo the killing fields of Cambodia, the charnel houses
of Rwanda the villages of Iraq, the cities of Syria a babel of voices, speaking as one the message clear IT WAS ALL IN VAIN! © 2018 alanwgrahamFeatured Review
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12 Reviews Added on October 26, 2018 Last Updated on October 27, 2018 AuthoralanwgrahamScotland, United KingdomAboutMarried with three kids, I retired early from teaching physics but have always enjoyed mountains. In my forties I experienced a manic episode which kick-started a creative urge. I've written a novel .. more..Writing
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