He strapped on his combat boots
Gave them a quick shine
Then he was going out on patrol
With company number nine
He was dreaming of his loved ones
Back home in his home state
In his minds eye he could see them
Waiting - at the garden gate
A feeling of pride and duty
Welled up within his soul
Fighting for his country
Least that's what he was told
His dreaming quickly ended
As his body took a round
Within the twinkling of an eye
He lay dead upon the ground
The news of his departure
Made it back to his home state
His wife and children in anguish
(Weeping and wailing)
Took the ribbon off the gate
Author notes
This poem tells a story repeated over and over in Iraq - Its one thing to give your life for a cause - a totally different thing to give it for naught.
Written October 22nd, 2005
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This is so sad and heart breaking, I could see this family and their grief. I am so thankful that even though my brother was in the war he came back safe both physically and mentally.
This poem is a treasure for me. I'll bookmark it, thanks for allowing me to read it.
Love
~Noor
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Hello Sister Noor
My heart aches for your beautiful country and it's people - the evil visited upon them was/is completely unjustified - thanks for reading my poem - I'm glad you liked this poem and you are free to use it in any way you see fit - and thanks for the applause - Bless God ------- Love - Joe - dobar dan
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This is good,
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I Can Taste The Gold - Lol
Thanks for the compliment - Bless God - Joe - dobar dan
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I really like the rhyme you have going on here.
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I'm Glad You Liked It
This is one of my anti-war poems - (Iraq War) - thanks for the compliment - Bless God - Joe - dobar dan
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This is very poweful. I have seen those ribbons tied to things for support of the soldiers and how sad when the ribbon proudly tied up to that tree or gate by the family has to be taken down in grief. Reminds me of when the soldier's families in WW2 used to put silver stars in their windows...and a gold star meant their loved one was not coming home.
Unfortunately, as you so eloquently state, the purpose of this war is far less clear than when our country was fighting the Nazis. Let's support our troops- by bringing them home. And ending needless warfare. -
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Thanks much - I agree 100% with your reply
I cried reading your comment - so sad - our young men and woman losing their lives for naught - ohh if only the people had a voice in these matters - in my case (Canadian) we are in Afghanistan - we have lost more troops per capita than any other nato particapant - what the F for? the so called Karasii government is enacting into law anti-woman Shirah laws - what the F are we doing there? Those people circumsize the young girls - they will keep doing chit like that regardless - what the F are we doing there? 90% of the world's heroine comes thru/out of there - what the F are we doing there? if we go to battle lets be it's not a knee jerk (Bush) decision - Bless God - Joe
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This is a cause
that had to happen. War kills people. As long as we get the enemies and nail their asses we will always have war. I support the troops. I will give them a high five for every emeny they kill. Sorry but I hold strong to my beliefs.
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Nothing Wrong With Supporting The Troops
They are only doing as they are told and to the degree of brainwashing they had all their lives - you call the other side "The Enemy" - perhaps to them you are the enemy - don't be sorry for holding to your strong views - the Klu Klux Klan held strong views as well. --- Bless God --------------------------------------- Joe --------------------------------------- thanks for the applause ------------------------------- peace
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Dan - thank you for this write and tribute. Alas, in my experience, it is seldom a clean as taking a round. Usually far, far worse. Cheers, my friend.
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Thank You Bruce
Glad You liked it - I'm sure there is far worse things going on there - thanks for the compliment and applause/rewards - Cheers --------------------------------------------------------- Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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Awesome write! I really like the images the write makes me see. Thanks so much for sharing with us here at ALlpoetry!
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God, this really stings me. That people should have to die for what they believe in is one thing, but just to have it taken for such a stupid reason.. I live in New York and I've seen the towers burning, and I still know we shouldn't be over there and husbands and fathers shouldn't be dying like this in such a stupid war. Thank you for bringing this subject to light.
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I couldn't agree with you more; it has always been my opinion [to the dismay and anger of many] that there is a difference between dying for a reason, and dying needlessly - and so much of death during war is needless!
couple of small things;
"Back home in his home state"
Would advise to avoid the repetition of 'home', and simply say something like, "back in his home state." or "back home, in his state" - although i think the first option might work best.
And also, "least that's what he was told" - should be "AT least that's what he was told," i *think* <-- wouldn't be 100% but that reads better to be.
Bravo on this - it was a joy to read [even though it told a sad tale.
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Amen
Thanks for the comments and compliment and applause/rewards - don't you worry about what others may think -, stick to your guns - be vocal and write a poem about your thoughts - I can see where your suggestions would track better - I thank you - will change it when time permits - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) -------------------- smiles
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Man I think you hit the big one!
We should love our children
and our children should love their children
and war takes away our right to love.
Only the snarls of cynical old frost
floating in from the cold war
make a challenge.
Old and dying words
become the next universe of thought!
Let’s not spend more effort on education
than we spend showing them the path.
Our children are trying to figure us out!
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I Just Read My Poem
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You Hit The Big One My Friend
All that you say is true - yes the path is far more important than education - and I like (love) your quote "war takes away our right to love" thanks for the applause/rewards and the sermon - Bless God - Joe ---------------------------------- God is love
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goosebumps.... it made we shiver. death is such a tragedy, this write is very powerful and either you are speaking from experience or you just have a way with expressing emotgions so real for such a dramatic situation very well done i have to say
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Thank You Kindly
I wrote this poem just imagining what takes place many times - I shed a tear writing it - and I like writing about real life happenings - like my poem "Finally Pardoned" - thank you for the comments and compliment - I am against the war in Iraq so I write anti-war poems - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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Powerfully true
You were right, I did enjoy this piece. Its something that happens so often... you go and "fight" for your country, your loveds ones.... and then end up dying for them. Don;t get me wrong, I support our troops completely.... I just believe they'd be more use other places than Iraq....
Wonderful write, powerful as always!
Ash
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Thank You Ashley
I am glad you liked it - I shed a tear or two as I penned this one - I support the troops as well - just not the ones that sent them there - you are right about Iraq - it was wrong to go there - thank you for the compliment and comment and applause/rewards - I can tell that you are a bright light for peace - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) ---------------------------------------- hagd
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So much emotion is conveyed here. I can relate to it more than I would really like to. Each day I pray that my best friend and brother does not meet with the same fate.
Great job and thanks for sharing!
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I Thank You Maverik
My prayers are with you - I'm glad you liked this poem - it was very emmotional for me when I wrote it - it is sad that this war so wrong - for all the wrong reasons - thank you for the applause/rewards and the the compliment as well - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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Many are over there fighting for us. What I want moreis for them to come home. I think this war has lasted long enough. Do we even know what we are fighting for anymore? It started with gas prices or so I thought but why are there people still there?
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Lots Of Questions
I thank you for the comments and the questions - this war was Illegal and so wrong - the ones that visited this evil on the people of Iraq will be judged some day - may The Lord have mercy on their souls - the servicepeople are just doing their job - I have no idea why they are still there - it's time to bring them home where they belong - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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this is a very good poem! i enjoyed reading it and i could imagine myself there seeing this happen!!! i support all the soldiers 100%! they are everyone heros and i support them!!!!!!!!! great write!
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Thank You Tori
I'm glad you liked this poem - It is OK to support the troops but the ones that sent them to Iraq are evil and they will burn in Hell if they don't repent. Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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This was a good read. A lot of pain in this poem. It flowed very well, I just wanted to keep reading it to see how it would end.
Well done.
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Glad You Liked It
It brouight tears to my eyes when I wrote this poem - thank you for the comments and compliments - it had a sad ending for sure - repeated many times I'm sure - In Iraq all for naught I'm sure - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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I loved this. I am glad someone else shares my view on the war in iraq, Odd though, that you seem to get all positive feedback whilst my war poem has had some rather bitter comments
Its great, i love it.
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I'm glad you liked this poem
And that you share my opinion of the war in Iraq - what a waste of lives ehhh? It is great that your war poems get bitter comments - means that they aere striking a nerve - my poem "Iraq Attack" has gotten some bitter comments as well - along with "Father Forgive Me" thank you for the comments and applause/reward - keep writing anti-war poems - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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Very nice. I especially like the line "Least that's what he was told". Very good portrayal of how many soldiers think. Great job on getting inside the soldiers mind, really made me think about how pointless war can seem sometimes, but not at others. Keep up the great work! Only suggestion is the line "Within the twinkling of an eye" very good words, but maybe use them in a different way? It doesn't quite flow. But all in all it was a really deep meaningful poem!
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Why Thank You
Thank you for the comment and applause/rewards and critiqe - I will try and work that line over - ya war is pointless for sure - the war in Iraq is a great example of pointless - I like writing poems that make a point - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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A nice poem about a heated subject
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Hello Kevin
Thank you for the comment - yes it is a heated subject for sure - it has divided a nation like never before - this poem tells it like it is - soldiers giving their lives for naught - and loved one feeling the pain - the war in Iraq was evil - and a huge mistake to say the least - "righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" - Bless God - Joe - (dobar Dan)
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I think you rhymed particualy well. Its very origanal. I like its style. This is a great poem.
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Hi Josephine
I thank you for the comment and compliment - I had tears in my eyes writing this one - I could have madfe it longer but decided againt it - my poem "Finally Pardoned" is a true story that is sad as well - Bless God - Dobar Dan - (Joe)
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This is so sad, I can't even bring up words. I know many that have loved ones across seas, I my self wait for returns of life long friends. Just make me all emotional and pray for there safe return. Blessings.
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Sooooooooooo Sad Is Right
It is sad to know that the war waged on Iraq was a collousal mistake - and to think that young men and women are dying for naught - I too pray for an end to the war in Iraq, so many Iraqii have died as well - Thank you for the comment and applause/reward - Bless God - Dobar Dan - (Joe)
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heartbreaking
oh my god, my heart breaks for all the family and friends who have loved ones in Iraq...this is a very powerful and heartbreaking poem that saddens my heart...i don't cry very easily but i'm very close to tears...i feel so much sympathy and pain and you're right "it's one thing to give your life for a cause - a totally different things to give it for naught"...sometimes i think to myself what the hell exactly are we fighting for? during a war, there are NO winners, everyone's a loser because there is so much death, pain, heartache, and anguish...there is no real justice...my thoughts and prayers are out there for them and for all!
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I Agree With You Of Course
Thank you for your comments and applause and rewards - I too had tears as I wrote this poem - It is a crazy war that never should have been - this poem tells of 1 incedent of the war - but there are almost 4000 U.S.A. troops dead - they are resting in peace so to speak - the almost 30000 injured and half of them serously is so sad - the marriage breakdowns and the estimated 155,000 Iraqi dead - all because a war was launched without jusitfication. Lets hope and pray that this craxy war ends soon - Bless God - Joe
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pretty good read.
Being retired military myself, I can relate with your writing. It's not always easy to let the dead pass on without it taking another piece of your soul. If you can't turn it off it might be necessary to seek professional help of a mental health type. Sometimes we don't understand why our emotions are so wacked out. But trust me, It was the best move I ever made for myself. good read....
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Way To Go Sir
You made the right choice to get help - Hopefully you can be of help to your fellow service man/woman as well - thanks for the gracious comment and applause/rewards - we always hear of the casualties of war in deaths - but the untold damage - mental - physical - family breakdowns are seldom mentioned. Will we ever learn? Bless God - Joe
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Couldn't agree more... Every war is senseless ~ in a perfect world, the people who invest the power in their leader should RETAIN power to send HIM out to fight his own battles with the leader/s of the opposing country/ies. I'll bet that (in today's climate of greed and corruption) after a couple of years in government, the people would be hoping he lost!! In the famous words of that great British band, Queen: "Another one bites the dust..." Yeh!!
Maybe this might create the perfect world, saving millions of innocent lives and ensuring that only the most dedicated and devoted individuals strive for the positions of leadership. Heck ~ it works in the animal kingdom... why can't we adopt this enduring tradition?
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We are on the same page
Thank you for the comments/compliments/applause - I agree with all you have written - I will add though "If the human being was somehow become extinct,there would be a perfect world". Man has failed so miserably being a good steward of God's creation it's disturbing to say the least. When I wrote this poem I had to hold back tears. Warmongers will not enter the Kingdom of God except they repent. keep those poems coming - have fun - Bless God - Joe
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wow...I don't know what to say with reading this and knowing everything that is going on in Iraq. It does make you tear up a lil bit when you think about it.
Kari
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Hello Karl
Thanks for the comment and applause - and reward - whatever that is - lol - what is going on in Iraq is evil - I teared up when writing this poem as well - lets hope and pray that the war ends - Bless God - Joe
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I really hope this doesn't happen to my brother. He is leaving for the "sand-box" in six months. I so hope he returns to us safely. I'm already praying for him.
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I Hope And Pray Too
Thank you for the comment and applause/rewards - I pray that all the troops come home safely - I am an anti-war person - I think this war in Iraq is wrong - "righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" - Bless God - Joe
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Wow, I really felt this because I know so many people that are in Iraq right now, I just couldn't imagine what it would be like if I got news that one of them was dead. I know that it could happen in an instant, but I still can't fathom that it will, I really hope that it doesn't happen, I don't want this to happen to anyone, but I know it does and my heart reaches out for them.
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A good write, it is structured well with good rhymes and the story it self is full of emotion; of pain and sorrow. Such horrible things that can happen in the blink of an eye.
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Well Thank You
Thank you for the good report on this write and the applause and rewards - it is full of emotion for sure - I had tears in my eyes when I wrote it - it is one of my poems I really believe was sent to me from above - Ya war is Hell - theres gotta be a better way than running to the gun cabinet to settle our disputes - Bless God - Joe
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This was a good read. A lot of pain in this poem. It flowed very well, also had I good rhyme scheme. I just wanted to keep reading it to see how it would end.
Well done.
I liked the stanza,
“His dreaming quickly ended
As his body took a round
Within the twinkling of an eye
He lay dead upon the ground"
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Glad You Liked It
Thank you for the compliment and applause and rewards - this poem has gotten a lot of comments - mostly favorable - but I will keep writing about the consequences of war and the folly of it - Bless God - Joe
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Your words ring loud and true.Such a sad piece.Our soldiers must all feel the same way.Some don't really know what they are getting into and what they are leaving behind.Such a loss when someone dies over seas and their families are tragicly only left with the memories and their deep seated grief.Well done poet.You got your point across loud and clear.
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Why Thank You
Thank you for the comment and applause - It is so sad that that this war has caused so much havoc - so many deaths on both sides - I write poetry that hopefully makes a point and gets people thinking - the war in Iraq never should have been - thanks again - Bless God - Joe
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blindness
to lose your life for a lie, an eye for a eye is not for us to decide we are given a gift of life it is precious gift. hate is returned to us as is love that is god in motion he decides not us. I am against any war and all wars. patience is the key if we don't react to violence if we just let it be then God will take the reigns and justice will indeed prevail. all we need is to believe it is what we are here to learn it is the way we need to live in our day to day lives don't react just trust in God and let it be.if we don't then our lives will be surrounded by chaos
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Amen
Wow Kathy - I thank you kindly for the comments and applause and rewards - I am glad you liked this poem - I to am against war - I like your reply - there is not much I can add to it - you are right that if we visit evil on someone or we visit love on someone it will come back to us. When I wrote this poem I wept - so sad to give your life for a lie - The pain of the loved ones in this poem fas been repeated many times I am sure - "Blessed are the peacemakers" Bless God - Joe
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your welcome, i really like this one.sounds like how any war is.
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Why thank you
Thanks for the comment and applause - I am an anti-war person - to much suffering for nothing I say - a rush to war is moronic to say the least - Bless God - Joe
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This is certainly a "tell it like it is" kind of poem and I can appreciate the personal conviction in each and every words that flows across the page. I think what strikes the hardest and sticks out the most in mind as those words in your author comments about it all being for naught. What a truly sad thought.
♥ Touchof1der
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Sad But True
Thank you kindly for reading my poem and commenting on it -and the generous applause - I write poems to make a point - or about someone - a sad but true story poem I wrote for remembrance day last year - I will put it on the "Feature" page this coming remembrance day - it's called "Finally Pardoned" - Bless God - Joe
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Thank you for directing me here to your site. The images is so vivid in this poem. More people should speak out againist the war. The last stanza is sad to know that he will never come home.
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Thank you
thanks for the great review - and the applause - yes more people should speak out for sure - when I wrote this I almost cried - I wrote 2 poems at the start of the Iraq war - one is "Iraq Attack' and the other is "Freedom Reigns" which was about the Vietnam war to draw a parallel - thanks again - Bless God - Joe
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and giving it "for naught" is what so many young men and women are doing
. Sometimes I wonder why there has not been more of an uprising from the public re this current war...it seems they all speak behind closed doors , but seem afraid to voice their opinion otherwise.....as if "big brother is watching". I am originally from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and now residing in the USA [married to an American] . Upon calling my mum awhile ago, she actually told me to be careful what I said
. Of course I am a bit of a rebel and I did speak my mind 
This was another one I enjoyed , if that is the correct term given the subject of it, but I do find these kind of writes do make us take a breath and think a bit. Thank you,
reenie
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All For Naught
Good for you rennie - don't be afraid to speak your mind - I have people telling me to be carefull what I say and write - I have written dozens of letters to local newspapers protesting the Iraq war - yes it is time the truth be known - one poem I wrote at the start of the recent Iraq war to make a comparason to the Vietnam war - It's called "Freedom Reighns" you will like it I'm sure - thanks for the compliment and applause and rewards - there ios not more upsising because people would rasther believe the lie - if you have some protest poems - let me know please - Bless God - Joe
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Spectacular
This poem brings a sense of the futility of war. Here again I find no part that I do not like.There is nothing that I find awkward in it. This poem is very intense and far too true. This is the kind of poem that i like to read because it tell it like it is. What war is really like. The title, first and last lines were good.They went with the poem very well. There is nothing I would changs in this poem.
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Wow
Thank you kindly for the comments and generous applause - I try to tell it like it is - yes, war is terrible - the ones that war for no reason at all will be judged for sure. I have a poem called "Collateral Damage" along the same theme - again I thank you - Bless God - Joe (Dobar Dan) -
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Thank you for the comment and applause - My poems do tell the futility of war - I will return the favour and read some of your poems and comment - when I get back - I have other poems on my site I am sure you would like like "A Flag For A life" or "Freedom Reigns" but the one I know you will like is "Finally Pardoned" it is a true story soooooooooo sad = Bless God - Dobar Dan
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Well your poem couldn't be closer to the truth,for in our church we hear of so many that lost their lives or like tonight pastor Dave mentioned the 3 men taken hostage,what a sad world outside our doors.Brandy3
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Thank You
Hello Brandy3 - Thank you kindly for reading my poem - I wept writting it - it was one of those writes that flowed like water onto the page - I am glad your Pastor Dave is a server of peace and not a brawler - not only it is a sad world outside our doors, but sad when the nation (It's people) are divided because some do not know the teachings of Christ. "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" - Bless God - Joe
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Thank you for pointing me to this poem. It is very, very nice written, and very, very sad. I saw in my own country people to die and this picture is not something one can ever forget. I hate to see people with no name, when they are only numbers, but, this is unfortunately nowadays reality.
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Thank You Kindly
Hi Sonja - Kako Si ? - Ja sam dobro i zdrav - I typed up a reply and three pop up appeared - and lost what I had written - thank you for the comments and applause on this poem - I write poems that tell a story - honour someone - like my poem "Finally Pardoned" is a true story - or my poem "Mandela" a man among men for sure - war is hell Sonja - if only we could reason together - then just sign the papers - "The pen is mightier than the sword" Bog pomoz'i - Bless God - Josip (Dobar Dan)
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Powerful write within these words of sadness yet held with honore. The imagery holds a picture of bravery.
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Blessings to you
Thank you for your comments and applauses Spiritvison angel - this is a poem that came to me - thinking of the loved ones - so sad that so many are dying over in Iraq for nothing - you may like 4 of my other poems - "Collateral Damage" - "Freedom Reigns" - - "If I were the President" and "A Beggar Angel" seeing you are an angel - "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people" Bless God - Joe (Dobar Dan)
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Well fella this war has been a waste of lives on both sides, You expressed it well. I am 71 years old and as I look back most of my life we have had nothing but wars.
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Thank you
Thank you for your insightful comments and applauses - well I just turned 70 in march - so I know you know what you are talking about - we have seen much in our lifetimes - ya what a waste of lives ehhh - the war in Iraq is just plain wrong - do we never learn? why can't we wage peace once in a while ehhh - you may like some of my other poems - like "If I Were The President" or "Collateral Damage" or "Freedom Reigns" also "A Beggar Angel" please read the poets comments too - "Blessed are the peace makers for they shall see God" - Bless God Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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brutal truth
very well done piece - the content - so true and painful - the oxymoron of patriotism itself! The structure of this piece is good - the rhyme and the rhythm flow very naturally, I like this very much!!
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wow - thank you
Thank you so much for your comments and applause - you hit the nail right on the head - "the oxymoron of patriotism" wow - I am wtiting a poem called "Patriotism" and it will encompass your very thoughts - some nations and it's people are so patriotic that they have become a bunch of lemmings ehhh - you may like my poems "Mohammed Ali" or "Collateral Damage" or Mandela" and "If I Were The President" - the entire middle east is not worth one drop of American blood - "Be of good cheer" Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan)
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My feelings exactly
So sad to die, just because you voluteered, instead of being drafted. Whats the difference? Death is death, and a life gone has passed, whether he volunteered or not.> Good job.
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This is the second sad poem today I have read. War is tragic. You and I differ on our opinion of Iraq, but this won't come inbetween our new friendship. Good imagery in this poem.
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Yes Very Sad
Hello Katie - finally getting around to replying to my messages - thank you for the applause and comments on this one - yes it is sad - you say we have different opinions on the "war" in Iraq - this can not be Katie - we as believers can have different opinions on whether a Ford is better than a Chevy - but on the "war" in Iraq, we as ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ can only have the opinion of our Commander in Chief ( Jesus ) As believers in Him , we are to have the mind of Christ - we just need ask the question "What would Jesus do?" "Rightiousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people" - Bless God my freind - Joe - Dobar dan
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I recall a scene from Moore's 911 Fahrenheit, in which a senator was pursued by a reporter who asked him if his son was going to fight in Iraq too. The senator paced to stay ahead of the reporter, never answering his question. In a war only poor people or Blackwater mercenaries get killed. The rich keep their spawn safely at home to help them count their war profits. The latter brings to mind a scene from JFK in which Mr. X tells the DA investigating JFK's assassination: 'The basic principle of any society is war.' We live in a world that is beyond sad. Only an unprecedented major natural disaster will stop the evil deeds of the rich. It will one day. Thanks you for creating, for appealing to mankind's sense of justice. Take care,
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Beyond Sad is Right
Hi Unda - thank you for the touching comments - and applause - beginning to think that you and I are of the same mind - you are so right - "a nation can not visit evil on another nation and then expect that evil will not be visited on her". in the form of natural or man made disasters. "Righteous exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people" my poem "Freedom Reigns" may interest you - let me know 3 or 4 of your own works that you may think I may relate to
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JFK's assassination was an inside job as meticulously described in Jon Eric Phelp's 'The Vatican Assassins'. Three mistaked earned him death: He intended to end the Vietnam war which rendered an estimated 300 billion profit, he wanted to reform the Federal Reserve, which basically would make concealed global fund movements more difficult as well as huge scale money laundering and he wanted to bring the CIA under regular army command. I think he must have had a really strong and irrepressible death wish or so. He was publically executed as a warning to all, to not even consider such measures. In my bio page there are links to poem I wrote that I like in particular. Perhaps there you'll find something you like. Take care,
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Thanks again
Ok -I will go to your site tomorrow - bed time right now - I think there was fourth mistake JFK made - in the way he handled the "Bay of Pigs" invasion - or uninvasion so to speak - ticking off the powers that be - so much evil in the world Unda - the attack on Iraq was evil too- have a poem "Iraq Attack" as well - take care Unda - Bless God - Joe (Dobar Dan)
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War, what is it good for?
Absolutely nothing... It brings home the feeling families must have everyday waiting and hoping not to get that telegram or a military person at their door. To take some words from a person I admire...You don't have to become a monster to defeat a monster...Some governments should listen to that! -
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Bravo to you - You are so right - This was a long poem that I made into two - The other one being "Collateral Damage" Thank you for the Comments - ya - the madness has to stop - the words of your friend that you admire are so true - so many deaths for nothing - this is one of the quickest poems i ever wrote - and brought tears to my eyes - thanks again - "Righteousness exalts a nation - but sin is a reproach to any people" - Bless God - Dobar Dan - (Joe)
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Very good, I have a friend that is leaving for training and is shipping out a week or so when he is done with it. I've been lucky to have to leave this story out and I hope that I don't have to. Again great job, you told it perfectly.
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fairyqueenwren
Thank you for the favorable comments - the "war" in Iraq is crazy to say the least - didn't have to be - lets pray that the madness stops soon - my poem " If I were The President" may be the way to go- "Violence begats violence" - Bless God -Dobar Dan - (Joe)
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Riveting
A brilliant tale of the plight of a soldier.
Many die without the world even knowing
who they were. Its so sad to think that people
put their life on the line just to be killed
sometime for nothing but politics and greed.
A life is so precious and we have so little
time on this small planet.
This was a riveting write. The courage and
heroism of the many soldiers that serve and
have died for the liberty of us all should
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thank for the kindly comments on my poem - Yes it is sad that a super power can not take the high road - they have the power to do so - somehow they think that righteousness can be administered out of the barrel of a gun - every problem that comes up can be solved militarily - the pen is mightier than the sword - Come let us reason together saith the Lord - thanks again for your comments - Bless God - Joe
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Thank you for prompting my reading Of course again this is the truth, "Fighting for his country
Least that's what he was told"
Funily enough if we forget about the dodgy business of WMD still we should remember how Bush senior if I am right, armed Sadam to figth against Iran the extremly brutal Sadam regime who was still asserting himself did not seem to bother the US at the time but once Sadam oppose the US then a complete campain was made how the people of Iraq were oppressed and needed to be free as If they could'nt do it themself once ready I wonder why people cannot see what I see ...
Thanks for sharing.
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Dobar Dan: Blaster - Thank you for your comment and compliment and for your heart felt anguish concerning the war. I was reading your comment to my wife and got choked up - really - had to fight back tears - don't know what to say? - well thats not true - I could write a book about the evil war visited upon the people of Iraq by evil men. The cracks in the Bush war plan are becoming chasms. Too many warmongers running amock in the world I say - War monger capitalists - War monger "Christians" - I am a Christian and it boggles my mind that the big name T.V. evangelists have not spoken out against this UNGODLY war - they even support it - may God have mercy on their souls - Read my poems "Iraq Attack" - Freedom Reigns" - "Collateral Damage" and "A Flag for a Life" this will give you some idea how I feel about this subject. You are so right in your comment - "They that live by the sword shall die by the sword" you can use my poems any way you see fit Di - you have my permision. Thanks again Di - Bless God -- Joe
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Hi, I wonder if the presedent had to fight in the frount lines how many wars there would be in the future? they sit in comfort in their office knowing full well they are sitting pretty, the warmongers never cease to create misery, it is not them that die in some God forsaken land thousands of miles from home, a good poem, all the best, Di
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