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No Sand Castles... Iraq |
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We have seen the statues toppled into the sand,
actions of the people, freed by our hands
We have
given them new choices,
given lives, to free their
voices
God, grant they take up the banner of right
Let there be no relapse to our fight
Is there proof
of the tyrants decline,
without it... can liberty
shine
Where are the weapons of mass destruction
Have we actually stopped their construction
Have they
vanished into the air
to just surface again somewhere
Are the criminals laid in their graves
or somewhere
planning to reclaim their slaves
Our guard cannot
ever be dropped,
only with diligence... can tyranny
be stopped
Let no tyrants appear again...
otherwise... peace will just be a sand castle
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built before the wind |
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By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2003
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October 31, 2011 |
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About
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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