And Soldier No More

Fold the flag
Triangular show
Country contain me
And soldier no more

Place in a box
In three corners neat
Over the mantle
In silent entreat

How many knew him
How many cared
Was madness that slew him
And madness that dared

Where will it end
And where will it go
A lifetime has ended
And soldier no more

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poem by Reid Laurence
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Progress In Reverse

Imagine...
Sitting in your car
But cannot see ahead
The road before
Is to the rear
And filled with fallen dead

What evil is this twist afore
Where view is misconstrued
And taken fright
You strain to look
In back
Where front is viewed

What premise has befallen
Or could it be a dream
The handiwork
A giant's hand
Of some misguided scheme

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poem by Reid Laurence
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