Cease Fire
It is not superstition, nor mere artifice
that leads mankind to finally declare an armistice.
It is the pure exhaustion that hating brings about.
Peace makes a more desirable flag for us to flout.
What euphoria the heart at peace must feel—
that silence now the guns are ceased, at last, for real.
Prompt words today are desirable, euphoric, superstition and artifice.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Indeed. This is true
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Wouldn’t that be nice to have the guns silenced for real?
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Yes.. and some of the mouths as well.
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So true on so many levels!
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I had to stop looking, So much in there
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I take it you mean in the retablo, not the poem!!!
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Yes Judy, I was looking not reading, the poem was well matched with the image. As John Lennon said War is Over (If You Want It)
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Oh that it was. I am so tired of war and mayhem and the stupid people who promote it.
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Very thoughtful piece, Judy. Love it.
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Thanks, Tracy.
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