Somewhere, broken warriors
stoke fires, trying to forget
as gray-haired generals
and fat politicians tee off,
biding their time.
Author notes
"Some secrets may never be told."
A contest entry
- Word Prompt: 20 words by Aussie Gypsy.
375 points, ended February 14, 2008, 17 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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yes; I believe somethings are not meant to be told. but then there is always busy bodies who want to know everything.....
you said a lot in a few words to me here.
thank you for the read.
's for you today!
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Quite the images presented here. Very very well done. Congratulations on your trophy. Excellent. ~Pamela
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Well done!
A nice gem you've written, MJ. Congratulations on the Bronze.
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Oh this is superb a little of everything in this one, well done
Thanks for taking the time to enter this contest, wishing you all the best
Karen -
LOL I like your style of funny serious..
I wish you all the best in the contest.
Delila
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This is quite remarkable, Mike. You say a lot within the word limit, and say it really well.
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very good
quite fancy and so true
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Painfully true words.
My best wishes to you in the contest.
Margaret
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