Children :the War

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the mingo
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Children :the War

Post by the mingo » May 9th, 2018, 10:12 am

children standing around
outside their wooden schoolhouse
in the sunlight
in the years before
the War
_______

:the War

not as many
made it back
as went
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: Children :the War

Post by mnaz » May 10th, 2018, 1:30 am

I'm old enough to remember the memorial wall for kids lost in the last few years to Vietnam when I started junior high school. Right away I wondered what the hell we were doing.

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Re: Children :the War

Post by creativesoul » May 11th, 2018, 7:52 pm

I remember the saying “ war is not healthy for children and other living things”.. it was a bumper sticker that was pretty widespread- protesting against the Vietnam war- writing letters to the president about war being bad,
I lived close to ucla and there were “ activists “ having speeches in the parks -I rode my bike up the hill - I wanted to listen-
I was fascinated with any “ underdog” - Che Guevara’s red flag with his face on it- Malcolm x - martin Luther king-
Black elk
Hero’s of time
Hero’s of mine
reason is over rated, as is logic and common sense-i much prefer the passions of a crazy old woman, cats and dogs and jungle foliage- tropic rain-and a defined sense of who brings the stars up at night and the sun up in the morning---

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Re: Children :the War

Post by the mingo » May 11th, 2018, 10:13 pm

Thx mnaz, appreciate the read
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: Children :the War

Post by the mingo » May 11th, 2018, 10:15 pm

Thx, Jana - I don't know about heroes but I appreciate the read -
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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