Women Warriors Of Honor Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

Mediocrity Today....?
It does not exist in my vocabulary
that's why I love Voltaire
he had such a faced air, really
it's all in mine vocabulary....

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Women warriors weeping full of regret,
they have become warriors since their men are all dead,
their only weapons are their worries and woes
how far could a war go, izzit only from hair to toes?

Women warriors weeping no longer of regret
they have become silent now
since they had returned from the war
nothing will be lost anymore
all thoughts and everything has been counted
women sacrificed
first

now they have got their liberty
first, their men had gone to war
no one had returned
these women followed them
they all returned with their men's urn

no regret anymore, the war had come to an end
because of the wars, their men are now dead

their men were slaughtered in that war
in fact, they were no soldiers
they had gone to war to defend their country
they had been slaughtered in that war
no men survived
then the women came, it was their turn
but they brought home their men´s urn

These women live now in the village
without men
but with honor

These women live now in the village
without homes
but with honor

These women live now in the village
Without regret
But with honor

All the people were very sad and downhearted
the saddest view in that village
that night of the homecoming urn
every woman cried in their bed
all men in that village are now dead

Is that a curse or a blessing?
I cannot tell ye
please, be quiet and pray every day and night
for this village without men
but with honor

Let´s be frank and honest
this village is now only with women
still with worries and woes
from their upper head till their lowest toes
of course still with honor

nowadays there are still villages like this
all women pray and they get their bliss
they are happy with all there is
since they have done all things with honor
they have become well known now
these women warriors of honor



© Sylvia Frances Chan
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These women live now in the village
sans men
but with honor
sans regret
but with honor and
all suffice....

============================AD. March 2017
TRANSLATED:
Deze vrouwen wonen nu in het dorp
zonder mannen
maar met eer
zonder spijt
maar met eer en
allen volstaan....

On PoemHunter, AD. Tuesday 7th Nove 2017 @ 11.38 hrs. W.E.Time