For those whose lives have been robbed in all wars.
They fought for causes unknown,
mowed down by the machinery of war.
Their bodies torn and mangled
fell on battlefields of a distant shore.
Their blood stained the earth
where they fell.
Their leaders looked down
from a lofty height,
then ordered more into the fight..
The loss of just one person,
is such a crime.
Therefore the loss of thousands,
cut short in their prime.
There is no words,
to convey the horror felt.
It is a good thing war is so terrible; else we should grow too fond of it..
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I think you have expressed the horror and futility of war very well here David, however I do think the Second World War could not have been avoided, I am a pacifist however and wish more than anything we could live in a peaceful world, best wishes Lynda