War and History Poetry posted July 18, 2014


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Passenger jet shot down - 298 dead.

Pray for Flight MH17

by Aussie

How safe the world today?
Modern planes - time gains
Some took a needed holiday
Surface to air missile - black rains.

From all walks of life they came
Families, newlyweds, children too
No distinction, all casualties the same
Man's inhumanity to man - so true.

The skies are safe no more
Innocent lives snuffed out
Casualties of war
Death and destruction, rebels tout.

How safe the world today?
Complacency rules the west
Be safe - your only way
What next? Bullet-proof vest?

So much hate in the world today
Religions teach love - some scorn
Let us hold hands and pray
Peace in our times - a new dawn.




ABAB Poetry Contest contest entry

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Contest entry for ABAB rhyming.
18/07/14: Malaysia Airlines MH17 shot down over Ukraine. A surface to air missile took 295 lives - 37 of those passengers were Australians.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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