I am assuming that was in rememberance of today... give the guy some slack. He is paying his respects. -KF
Mikhail Iakovlev wrote: >Why don't you guys make a new poetry mailing list? >I don't get it how moderators passed this through.. > >Is someone lazy, or what? > >I don't want to believe that this list is starting to get spammed by >off-topic poetry posts. It's already second one! > > >Cheers, >Mik- > > > >On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Charles Stevenson wrote: > >>Ah crap just one more I promise. Then I'm really going to try to >>sleep. This one speaks truth as well: >> >>BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS >> >>I've played a lot of roles in life; >>I've met a lot of men. >>I've done some things I'd like to think >>I wouldn't do again. >> >>And though I'm young, I'm old enough >>To know someday I'll die, >>And to think about what lies beyond, >>Besides whom I would lie. >> >>Perhaps it doesn't matter much; >>Still, if I had my choice, >>I'd want a grave 'mongst soldiers when >>At last death quells my voice. >> >>I'm sick of the hypocrisy >>Of lectures of the wise. >>I'll take the man, with all the flaws, >>Who goes, though scared, and dies. >> >>The troops I knew were commonplace >>They didn't want the war; >>They fought because their fathers and >>Their fathers had before. >> >>They cursed and killed and wept... >>God knows They're easy to deride... >>But bury me with men like these; >>They faced the guns and died. >> >>It's funny when you think of it, >>The way we got along. >>We'd come from different worlds >>To live in one no one belongs. >> >>I didn't even like them all; >>I'm sure they'd all agree. >>Yet I would give my life for them, >>I hope some did for me. >> >>So bury me with soldiers, please, >>Though much maligned they be. >>Yes, bury me with soldiers, for >>I miss their company. >>We'll not soon see their likes again; >>We've had our fill of war. >>But bury me with men like them >>Till someone else does more. >> >>-- Not sure on the author here either :( >> >>peace, >>core >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
