Paul Warren Poems

Did you hear the news?
As everyone gave their views
Do you know what happened?
It was his son who used the weapon
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What a funny word where Australian is said
When thinking that the truth may be only half read
And it is not really true but maybe you'll see
So when it is put together it could possibly be
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I wonder if fate is the hunter for us all
Should we just wait and see what’s the call?
If the fates will control where each of us end
And we all have matters for us to contend
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Take the time to live
Do not wait to live your life
Happiness is yours
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In the blazing sun on dusty plains
In the dead of night as the cold complains
We who wear the blue are standing here
In duty's call that is quite clear
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Just today a friend phoned to say
His partner had cancer and needed treatment straight away
What do you say to such devastating news?
It is certainly a situation that no-one would choose
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Battered small handwritten notebooks
Just small enough to store in soldier's nooks
Pencilled papers in a script unclean
These books were written at times unseen
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Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German concert and operatic conductor
Who was prominent in Germany when Hitler was their mentor
With Hitler preaching racism, persecution and murder in the world
He stayed helping Jewish musicians to survive as the swastika was unfurled
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Gentle Breeze blow
Caressing cooling my hot face
The eagle soaring
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Nothing lasts forever they say
All you have to do is wait it away
Until you see the end
So there's no need to pretend
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