War – Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies

Tonkin

Of all the lies they told us, Tonkin was the first, That night, a war was started with an errant burst. Who knew that night in August would send us off to war, That night, the music died, and we heard the cannons roar. In the Tonkin Gulf, there’s no light to cutContinue reading “Tonkin”

Damage Assessment:

Have We Been Played? A few weeks ago, America was negotiating with Iran on curbing its nuclear capabilities. This had been a bone of contention between the two nations since President Trump pulled out of the previous nuclear deal in 2018. Without notifying us, Israel attacked Iran. They took out missile and air defense systems,Continue reading “Damage Assessment:”

Peace

I went up to the mountain so lofty and so high, Where the bombs have never fallen and the children do not cry. I saw the devastation, wrought by foolish men, And all I had to offer was some paper and a pen. I scribbled off a note, don’t know what I wrote, Oh, whatContinue reading “Peace”

Dear Santa

Dear Santa, I know I havn’t written since Nineteen Fifty-Two, But lately I’ve been feelin’ sorta sad and kinda blue. There’s trouble in the world and strife across the land, And things have sorta gotten a little out of hand. So as you pack your sleigh and head out on you way, I’d just likeContinue reading “Dear Santa”

Pilgrims

by Robert Service For oh, when the war will be overWe’ll go and we’ll look for our dead;We’ll go when the bee’s on the clover,And the plume of the poppy is red:We’ll go when the year’s at its gayest,When meadows are laughing with flow’rs;And there where the crosses are greyest,We’ll seek for the cross thatContinue reading “Pilgrims”