War Poem

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Hang not thy head, soldier;

you have yet to collect

the grand fortunes of war.

Make your courage bolder,

standing firm and erect

'til you've settled the score.

Unleash no sad remorse

nor profound regret; let

celestial joy take its course,

leaving chance to the better's bet.

--010710--

HIS Banner Over Us

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Where do you

belong?

Do you worship

the moon

to steal

the sun?

Do you swallow

the sea

to float?

These walls bury

me in the past

as they carry me

into tomorrow's

tomorrow

with hands

trembling.

These lines wrap

around my neck

like a gallows wire

and hang

my head

on the universe.

These borders,

these two seas

are only

visions,

only clouds,

only walls

we walk through

like ghosts.

Freedom

here

is

freedom

there.

The same heads

roll.

The same plunder

escapes

in the arms

of the saints.

The same blood

buries

our broken

streets

as the

newborn creation

raises

its soprano

to sing:

His

banner

over

us

is

love.

--010210--