Friday, March 04, 2022
Haiku Friday: War
War is a hard thing to see-- but we need to realize what is going on. We only see a little of the full tragedy, of course.
Some of us have been touched directly by war, some of us not. Yet it is something we all must grapple with as we consider which wars might be justified and deserve our support, and which (or all) deserve our condemnation.
Let's haiku about this strangest of human constants this week. Here, I will go first:
Explosives can do
Only one thing: separate
What was together.
Now it is your turn. Use the 5/7/5 syllable pattern and lay it down.
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My mom lived through war.
She sat in the bomb shelter
with her doll, Frieda.
Dad in Viet Nam.
For R&R he wanted
to see wife and kids.
No M*A*S*H at our house.
Friends said it was weird, but folks
said, “war’s not funny”
She sat in the bomb shelter
with her doll, Frieda.
Dad in Viet Nam.
For R&R he wanted
to see wife and kids.
No M*A*S*H at our house.
Friends said it was weird, but folks
said, “war’s not funny”
Scars of war run deep
A burden carried alone
Things can't be unseen
I have a number of friends (past and present) who have served during wartime. WW2 (Europe, POW and in the Pacific, Vietnam and the various Gulf Wars.their reaction is similar - they do not speak of the atrocities they witnessed. Knowing this truth makes me weep inside for those who serve and those who are caught in the crossfires of war. While we can support them, we can never truly understand. Watching a sanitized newsreel and being there are two different experiences.
A burden carried alone
Things can't be unseen
I have a number of friends (past and present) who have served during wartime. WW2 (Europe, POW and in the Pacific, Vietnam and the various Gulf Wars.their reaction is similar - they do not speak of the atrocities they witnessed. Knowing this truth makes me weep inside for those who serve and those who are caught in the crossfires of war. While we can support them, we can never truly understand. Watching a sanitized newsreel and being there are two different experiences.
Children and soldiers
usually think war is a
shitty idea
But they will always
have a sense of duty to
pick up arms when asked
I have watched the pain
in soldier's faces when the
TV declares WAR
They all put their hands
on their hearts but don't join
those celebrating
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usually think war is a
shitty idea
But they will always
have a sense of duty to
pick up arms when asked
I have watched the pain
in soldier's faces when the
TV declares WAR
They all put their hands
on their hearts but don't join
those celebrating
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