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Lives Lost... |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia 
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This was inspired by a visit to the American War Cemetery in Omaha France in September of this year...I felt such emotion for the soldiers - men and women buried there on foreign soil away from their loved ones... Today I have witnessed Beauty and Destruction Beauty in the open fields And country manors and rolling hills Destruction in the thousands of lives Lost to war at the American Cemetery in Omaha 10,000 men and women gave their all For their country To save the lives of many in another country 10,000 families left to suffer the heartache of grief and sadness and loneliness and depression Lives lost for freedom Being free bears a cost... |
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trutodaraiders Senior Member
since 2006-12-02
Posts 820CA |
Wonderful words here.It is so sad that to bring peace it must end with war. Good Job Roniece Poetry is just the evidence of life. |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
thank you my sweet Bill  appreciate your comments. RDB |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Roniece, Yes it does, good write. |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Roniece...Any loss is never easy to take, but at least their sacrifice was not in vane. Enjoyed...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
ms b, yes how quickly we forget..how quickly we think the good things are easy to keep.. enjoyed |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
You brought the loss, pain, and suffering to the fore with this eloquent and moving poem. Thank you! ~ Lest we forget! Love, Peace, & Harmony, Linda |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
Roniece I could read the pain buried there in France thank you |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Thank you ... I appreciate your comments RDB |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...I visited a Monument in Verdun, France and a Memorial in Belgium and it was an experience...James |
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twinkyfl1 Member
since 2006-12-15
Posts 133florida |
A beautiful tribute, but sometimes I wonder if the cost is worth the unbearable price. To thy own self be true |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
thank you for your comments.. I don't believe it is worth the price at all ... RDB |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Somehow, I think that politic is buried deeper than the bodies in moments like these. Although I have not been there, I have seen similar sites--and like you, I did not see "one", but "many" individual lives--each with a story, a family, and unrealized dreams. Your sensitivity is moving Roniece, and I was touched by your insight.  |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Serenity... I am touched by your comments - thank you so much.. RDB x |
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