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What will there be found
in the search for us
A
warring nation we were
leaving only thus...
A
darkening circle on the ground
Only sign of people being
around
Just ashes of an old, old campfire
Having
moved on, our guns for hire
This is what we taught to
them, my brother
To hunt and kill and plunder the other
We thought we were sovereign over all
Forever
sounding the warmonger's call
Marching away at
someone else's orders
Seeking more battles on foreign
borders
Becoming as dogs of war they are gone
To
find and gnaw upon an enemy's bone
My sons, your sons
seeking more glory
And leaving us only to tell their
story
In their uniforms so stiff and new
Going to
stay until the battle is through
We are old now and
our battles are done
We shall rest with the setting of
the sun
Pray that someday home may still be found
And not just traces of ashes on the ground |
By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2002
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Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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