A poem I wrote and which was published by aaduna in 2011 about the endless warfare embarked on by the consent of the nations titled "The Warlords:After Reading Du Fu Advent of Spring". The poem is being republished by aaduna in participation with National Poetry Month.
The poem will be online for 24 hours at this link. If you miss it the poem is below the picture. I made the picture a few days ago while contemplating the plight of the refugees being driven from their homes by the Warlords of the current crop of leaders.
The poem that inspired me to write this, Advent of Spring, can be read at this link. The Chinese were no strangers to endless war just like us.
The poem that inspired me to write this, Advent of Spring, can be read at this link. The Chinese were no strangers to endless war just like us.
I
The Warlords
After reading Du Fu, “Advent of Spring”
The warriors have ruled
from time immemorial.
They have come and gone and come again
time after time:
nations, princes, and kings one after another
building on the pile of corpses
stacked beneath their feet.
None have served the people honestly.
Who has given them control?
Where have they come from?
Will they ever leave us alone
to raise our families
and die in our own beds
with our children by our side?
Their grip is on our neck
and they force us
to our grave
in their search for
others to plunder.
They cannot live without war;
it is their meat and drink
as ours is the hearth
and the embrace of our lovers.
They declare those who cry for
peace and complain of war
‘enemies of the state’
and seek to silence them
while we the people are victims
of their lust
and made to pay for their
desires to be satisfied.
Will they ever leave us alone
to raise our families
and die in our own beds
with our children by our side?
© 2011 David H. Roche
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