Hello JudiA. I did enjoy reading 'A different memorial day' and it is reminiscent of all the verses that I published just last year in my book entitled 'A Civilian War'. However, in re-reading these rhymes I came to the conclusion that the one I liked most was the one that reflected those internal struggles that sometimes have little or nothing to do with the outside world and the mess humans seem to be making of it.
THE GREATEST BATTLES EVER BEEN.
The greatest battles ever been
will rattle round inside unseen.
They are the ones right in your head
that you may fight until you're dead.
For those who think that this is wrong
what other battles last so long?
What other wars will cause such pain
and must be fought time and again?
What conflicts carry greatest fears
and can reduce you into tears
then trouble you throughout your years
and only cease when death appears?
What other skirmishes can lead
to the break that makes hearts bleed?
What bombs may reign from up above
will cause more pain than can a love?
There is no battlefield commotion
can compare with our emotion
when energy is on a roll
and it is not under control.
Pure hate is an incendiary
upon it's beneficiary
as hate has heat and fires as well
like those you'd meet in pyres of hell.
Arrows of animosity
can strike with some ferocity
dividing folk with enmity (hate/hostility)
providing no indemnity.
No greater war or battlefront
is likely that you will confront
than struggling through your life each day
and juggling problems on the way.
B. Withers 2014
THE GREATEST BATTLES EVER BEEN.
The greatest battles ever been
will rattle round inside unseen.
They are the ones right in your head
that you may fight until you're dead.
For those who think that this is wrong
what other battles last so long?
What other wars will cause such pain
and must be fought time and again?
What conflicts carry greatest fears
and can reduce you into tears
then trouble you throughout your years
and only cease when death appears?
What other skirmishes can lead
to the break that makes hearts bleed?
What bombs may reign from up above
will cause more pain than can a love?
There is no battlefield commotion
can compare with our emotion
when energy is on a roll
and it is not under control.
Pure hate is an incendiary
upon it's beneficiary
as hate has heat and fires as well
like those you'd meet in pyres of hell.
Arrows of animosity
can strike with some ferocity
dividing folk with enmity (hate/hostility)
providing no indemnity.
No greater war or battlefront
is likely that you will confront
than struggling through your life each day
and juggling problems on the way.
B. Withers 2014