War Lords
Need I be explicit in describing wars of yore?
Any valiant action may be the stuff of lore.
Warriors turned to veterans relate their tales of glory,
the motives of those men who start them are more base and gory.
The noble causes they purport to be their reasons for them,
carved in stone and writ in books that seem to all adore them,
are often myth, for wars are fought for power and for gold
that seldom is passed down to warriors who are brave and bold.
Possessions, land and castles are the bijoux of the rich
who start the wars that poor men fight for in the ditch.
No electricity today so this poem written by flashlight and recorded via hotspot on my phone and posted.
Prompt words today are carved, explicit, bijoux (jewelry or trinket), purport, veteran and warrior. Image by jdb. See more about this image HERE.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
This is the undeniable truth. Great poem Judy
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Thanks, Sadje. Much as I hate to think about present and past wars, these prompt words seemed to dictate the theme.
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Very apt.
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Hugs, hope you get your electricity back soon!
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I guess it came on after 20 hours. It was on when I got back from camp.
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Good!
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Oops..didn’t mean 20 hours..perhaps 8 hours.
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Well you flashed a lot of light on the subject…~!
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A valiant effort to please your readers! I hope you get your power back soon, Judy.
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All restored and I was so glad they put a battery backup on my garage door opener!
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That’s a nice little detail.
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Very intermittent wifi here, too. Off and on most of the day from early morning. Supposedly heat will break tomorrow. And maybe rain, too.
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