Category Archives: Peace

The Truth of War

Posted on July 4, 2022 by a foolhardy florilegium

Not much left;  society undone. Not much left; but who has won. Not much left; do we really care. Not much left; is there anywhere? Not much left; society crumbles. Not much left; humanity humbles. Not much left; so much … Continue reading →

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My Generation

Posted on February 25, 2022 by a foolhardy florilegium

My generation, in it’s time, stood for freedom – made it a crime.   We called for peace to come at last, then locked that dream far in our past. We stand now looking at world’s end; what gift to … Continue reading →

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Rebel Song

Posted on February 8, 2022 by a foolhardy florilegium

Like so many gone before, I take a Rebels stand, not to take up arms and fight in some battle grand; but to stand against injustice and all I see as wrong and to add my little voice to a … Continue reading →

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Despair

Posted on December 2, 2021 by a foolhardy florilegium

The despair of this world brings tears to my eyes; how do we survive in this land full of lies? Torn now asunder; cloven in twain; a world full of hatred writhing in pain. Fascism rises on every side; there’s … Continue reading →

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The Battle

Posted on July 20, 2021 by a foolhardy florilegium

I wonder if I’ll ever learn to walk in peace and not to burn? My life is one defensive shield; I hold my ground – I cannot yield. My life was fear – my younger days; a boy who’s meant … Continue reading →

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The War

Posted on October 16, 2020 by a foolhardy florilegium

For many years I fought a warbut never vanquished mefor every attack plan I made,there in defence I’d be.Mayhaps I should surrender;accept victory and defeat.Perhaps we can live in peaceif we let ourselves just meet.I might even start to like … Continue reading →

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When?

Posted on May 24, 2020 by a foolhardy florilegium

When men become more gentle and the forests live in peace; When will it come, when will it start, when will the violence cease. We’re like a tribe that’s lost it land, a species lost it’s place. What will be … Continue reading →

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The Dogs of War

Posted on April 25, 2020 by a foolhardy florilegium

The dogs of war they still run wild; death’s stench from corpses neatly piled. There is no peace that can be won from battles fought ‘neath distant sun. No setting sun or break of day will keep the dogs of … Continue reading →

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A Presidential Press Release

Posted on June 19, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

Oh no! There’s storm clouds in the sky! I wonder if that means we’ll die? Oh wait, it’s just the oil fields burning; the Middle East’s democracy learning. Soon  they will learn to toe the line, then everything will be … Continue reading →

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Wings

Posted on June 2, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

Where will we be, what will it bring? Tomorrow is an unknown thing. All a body can do is try to do their best and just get by. But also reach out to the stars, out past the moon and … Continue reading →

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Stop and Feel

Posted on June 1, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

When hearts bind hard within our chest they never let our Spirits rest. They needs some peace so it can see that place where fear just cannot be; that place where Spirit’s fly on high and show us that we … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on May 6, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

Do I forgive me? I don’t really know. Do I stand in the sun and feel its warm glow? Or is there a void down deep in my heart keeping me from seeing forgiveness’ art. Is the chill in my … Continue reading →

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Sometimes

Posted on February 12, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

We stand upon the precipice of all our lives have sown and look out on the garden of all that has now grown. Can we be proud of what we’ve done; the future left behind? Have we left behind us … Continue reading →

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Who Is The Enemy?

Posted on February 3, 2019 by a foolhardy florilegium

I fought a war most every day when I was only young; in those battles in my mind I was a hero oft unsung. I knew to be a hero was the only path for me To fight the evil … Continue reading →

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I need a break

Posted on December 27, 2018 by a foolhardy florilegium

When life is a cacophony; with no stillness left to feel. It’s time to find a gentleness; a place where you can heal. And so today I’ll wander somewhere among the trees; they’ll absorb my headspace and leave my heart … Continue reading →

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