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Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
Contributed by
Elizabeth_Dandy
on
Saturday, 19th October 2013 @ 11:45:29 AM in AEST
Topic:
war
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Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
Alike acacia,- yellow lush,-
So zest and drive does neither last,
But wilts upon the bush.
Young brave freedom warrior
Returning from the battle field,
Will he get the due succor
For battling and blood spilled?
Funds are allocated, but
For what? for whom? for who?-
Some programs stay and some are cut,
Remember? déja vu?
Will these funds the veteran bless,
To prove due gratitude,
Or will his fate be homelessness,
And lack of care and food.
Post-traumatic stress disorder,-
A label proximate,-
As justice for the warrior
Who sleeps within a crate.
A Soldier suffers poverty,
Kenosis t’is supreme,
Obedient until death is he
With the reward so slim.
Soldiers are obedient,
Forgotten quick his martyrdom,
And how he hurt and bled,
While chic country men at home
Get for the Opera clad.
Yet hordes come with impunity
Invading freedom’s land,
While soldiers fight for liberty
Fatigued, exhausted, spent.
Invasion from a border’s south
Make sacrifices nil
And vain and pointless are the blows
Sustained in fight and kill.
Millions come by day and night,
Just laws exist no more,
But none stands up to set things right,
As they invade our shore!
But warriors stare in rainy mist
Or shovel snow, - who cares?
Let déja vu ! - psychiatrists
Attend the vacant stares.
Soldiers are obedient
Follow orders, risk their lives,
Their land and people to defend
In grueling battle strife.
Self forgetting bravery,
Is the soldiers only crown,
So his people may live free
He’s willing to go down.
Heaped on warriors is abuse
By fat cat Senators,
And by elements obtuse
Reproaching warrior
Blame the brave Marine, reproach
Blame the brave marine
Warriors blamed by the cockroach
Or pundits asinine.
Lord be with the soldiers please
When the roll call bugle sounds
Or at the last bullet’s whiz,
Let them hear your Welcome call.
Yellow ribbons tied around
The poles the bush, the tree,
Fall far too soon upon the ground
With no indemnity.
He has returned, came home, sweet home,
The one that fought and bled ,
But all he loved and had is gone,-
Salute the warrior Vet!
© Elizabeth Dandy
Copyright ©
Elizabeth_Dandy
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2013-10-19 11:45:29]
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by Former_Member on
Saturday, 19th October 2013 @ 10:25:30 PM AEST
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I applaud thee, Elizabeth! This choked me up but that very last line sums it all up...what we should be doing.
An awesome write.
Thank you,
Tim |
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by alicewhite on
Sunday, 20th October 2013 @ 12:13:38 PM AEST
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| Hi I have read a few of your poems and stories and I think you are really talented and even more than that, your thoughts portrayed in your words are profound and you strike a chord within with what you write,, I love reading your works , what you write is beautiful powerful informative and intelligent,, from alicewhite x, |
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by emystar on
Wednesday, 30th October 2013 @ 12:05:48 AM AEST
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Wow, my dear, dear friend.
I've truly missed your work and you. I was praying that you had not checked on us like Rob did. I just kept praying that you was o.k.
Great tribute my friend.
luv u bunches,
emy
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by ladyfawn on
Saturday, 12th April 2014 @ 10:48:55 PM AEST
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beautifully written, sadly so true...
hugs n' love nessa |
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by emystar on
Tuesday, 17th April 2018 @ 06:33:45 AM AEST
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My dear friend. hope u still around.
As all your other writing its another masterpiece.
luv u,
emy |
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Re: Yellow Ribbons wilt so fast
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by JamesStockdale on
Monday, 27th July 2020 @ 06:18:47 PM AEST
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| Awesome indeed! |
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