Open Poetry #43 |
US Peace Memorial |
Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! |
This Memorial piece is located here http://www.uspeacememorial.org/poem Please take a look at their site and consider participating in this worthy and long overdue project. Abe Let's Build The US Peace Memorial We have memorials for heroes Who have fought in wars and died For great generals and others To express our nations pride. From the American Revolution Until the wars we fight today Where we honor those people For, the ultimate price, they pay. We have statues of politicians And the leaders of our land Monuments for almost everything Some small, some huge and grand. They are made of stone - cast in bronze Carved in mountainsides and wood Some are fanciful, some somber As we celebrate all those, we should. But, if you just think about it And if you search, everywhere You will see that one is missing And sadly, so many don’t seem to care. Where do we credit all those folks Who stand for peace and good will Who speak out against those wars That maim, destroy and kill? Some will say, “It’s unpatriotic!” To try to find a different course To resolve the worlds conflict With sane and rational discourse. “They don’t support the troops!” “They want to give up and surrender!” “They don’t want to fight for freedom!” “It’s just passive words, they tender!? That could not be further from the truth It’s because, they, honestly do care What’s wrong with peaceful resolution Especially, when it is just and fair? Let us all honor those peacekeepers Who would strive to find a better way To resolve the worlds differences And end, the terrible price we all pay. They deserve their own monument For their valiant fight against all war Striving for world peace and freedom Isn’t that, what America stands for? So, let's build the US Peace Memorial For people of the world to come and see The people of our nation, long for peace Across every land, where all live free. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Abe, This is a fine poem, and a good idea. Bobby |
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