A poem for Armistice Day
At the Cenotaph
I saw the Prince of Darkness, with his Staff,
Standing bare-headed by the Cenotaph :
Unostentatious and respectful, there
He stood, and offered up the following prayer.
'Make them forget, O Lord, what this Memorial
Means; their discredited ideas revive;
Breed new belief that War is purgatorial
Proof of pride and power of being alive;
Men's biologic urge to readjust
The Map of Europe, Lord of Hosts, increase;
Lift up their hearts in large destructive lust;
And crown their heads with blind vindictive Peace.'
The Prince of Darkness to the Cenotaph
Bowed. As he walked away I heard him laugh.
Siegfried Sassoon (© George Sassoon)
I'll be raising a glass at 6.02 local time, hope some of you will be joining me
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memoriam
great that some of us remembered those before us.
if it wasnt for those soldiers, you all would be speaking german now.
let them lie in peace, and never forget.
if it wasnt for those soldiers, you all would be speaking german now.
let them lie in peace, and never forget.
"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."
Billy Crystal (1947 - )
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
Mahatma Gandhi
Billy Crystal (1947 - )
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
Mahatma Gandhi
