Peace

There is a saying among the living,

And said with thanksgiving,

"Those who are dead gave all for us."

But nowadays, seems like most just stand and cuss.

I long for the days of yesteryear when all in war came together

World War I and World War II come to mind as if attached with a tether

Seems all of my forefathers fought in one war or the other

Even in the War Between the States when it was brother against brother.

But in the end they came together and differences seems so small

Each man and woman worked together and each stood so tall.

When war was on our homeland and nowhere was without strife

A feeling of loyalty stood out even when so many gave their life.

Today is so different so you hear it said

Modern ways of life should stop all war, and all could rest in the same bed.

But I say it isn’t so, when there are so many ready to take innocent life

It’s hard to reason with an enemy that uses murder to assure him or her of a happy afterlife.

It may not be popular of me to say

But me, I long for peace, but victory at the end of the day.

Victory to me, I’m sure, is different for each to behold

But peace, happiness, and victory will happen, for in the Holy Bible it is told.

May 21, 2004

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