Tit for Tat...thoughts on retaliation.

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Midnitesun

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Gaia

0 posted 2001-10-13 02:30 PM

Tit for tat..just some thoughts on retaliation.

Tom Wales worked diligently throughout the night
to curtail the spread of speeding bullets.
And the next day one stopped him in his tracks.

Karam farmers toiled long hours in the fields
to grow enough to feed their hungry children.
Next day torn apart by bombs of retaliation.

A Taliban man races past the corpses in the field
to re-enforce the hillside bunker so he can
have a piece of the action of retaliation.

She nurses a sore arm, twisted hard by a small child
unable to manage his anger and frustration.
She consoles his aching heart, in retaliation.

He picks up the baseball bat just thrown at him,
hands it back to the frustrated player, and asks,
"Was my call unfair? Do we need new rules out there?"

Retaliation.

The Lady of Shallot
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since 2001-10-03

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1 posted 2001-10-13 06:14 PM

Kathleen, the freedom we have to write is precious.....keep writing!

-befriend yourself and you will never be alone-

[This message has been edited by The Lady of Shallot (edited 10-13-2001).]

Mistletoe Angel

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2 posted 2001-10-13 06:23 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) So very powerfully emotional these thoughts are; there are many kinds of thoughts of retaliation I have to, and many require much love and special-attention! My heart cries out to all the innocent victims of this strike, and all the victims and their families forced to retaliate! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

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3 posted 2001-10-13 06:43 PM

i have no words...........

thank you for this

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

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East Lansing, MI USA

4 posted 2001-10-13 06:45 PM

I too. . . must applaud. . .

well done. . .

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Midnitesun

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Gaia

5 posted 2001-10-13 07:12 PM

Lady, Thank you. Yes, it is a precious freedom...to be able to speak our minds and hearts freely.

Noah, you angel...thanks, for your heart is always beating to a wonderful tune of love and caring.

doreen... my new special friend who understands my Gandhi-esque heart.

Sven...who has so much warmth and passion to spare, thanks for always being here and sharing you love.

Balladeer

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6 posted 2001-10-13 09:52 PM

There's one thing every war has in common....it is the innocents that suffer...an incredibly sad commentary on humanity.

This is very well done, Noah...

Midnitesun

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7 posted 2001-10-13 10:06 PM

Balladeer, thanks for reading this, and for complementing Noah...he is terrific. (smiling)

Duncan
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8 posted 2001-10-14 12:00 PM

Powerful, timely topic. You wrote it quite well.

Midnitesun

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9 posted 2001-10-14 12:12 PM

Thanks for reading, Duncan. It was one of those poems that nearly wrote itself as I read the news. It's too bad that the hateful parts of the poem are based on real events of the past two days.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (edited 10-14-2001).]

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