Struggle not the toils
of war,
there is no glory
on macabre stage
love peace.
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- share 15 words by Lavender Butterfly.
410 points, ended January 24, 2008, 9 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Sometimes when the oppressed have nowhere else to turn, there is war. Yes, it is normally a tool for the power elite to control and abuse those they consider below them. The lust for power and profit are the normal causes for the prosecution of war. True evil indeed. Macabre - taken from the zealots of Masada who chose suicide rather than yield before the yoke of the Romans. I don't quite understand its use here. While persecuting war is quite reprehensible, war in true defense against violent oppression is sometimes the only choice left.
While I admit our global society is indeed a violent place, as long as there are those who wish to oppress, there will be those who defend.
Peace be with you
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The world is the stage all nations play on and how they play is watched by the pages of history....there are never any winners in war only death and destruction...why do we insist on playing this well used play each act worse than the last.A very zennish post.... so much said in so few words.
Congratulations on the bronze.*Clappy*
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Loves peace... something we all long for in this messed up words, you have taken something so complex and broken it down to one word... love... it is the answer of every universal question... brilliant... one of your best definately worthy of the bronze... congrats
Karen
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'love peace' certainly ~ such great meaning therein... Thanks ever so much for sharing... x Love and light, Lavender Butterfly.
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Wow. Speechless
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Best of luck in the contest
Stay safe
~Manda
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