Neat white rows on green
Millions of flourishing blooms
Footnotes for great men
*** Complements the earlier post: Flourishing Cemeteries ***
*** Copyright @ Eric Alagan, 2017 ***
Historical fiction mostly, but also some multi-genre stories & anecdotes
“Footnotes for great men” powerful ending, Eric, and so many forgotten. It’s unfathomable, really.
Society’s focus
Says much about shared values
Wars now in our midst
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Thank you, Lauren,
Yes, it is mind blowing how much anguish can be averted if only leaders displayed empathy.
Peace,
Eric
Yes sad, when will man ever learn? Nature may be cruel but we have greater intellects and should know better. I wonder if it is senseless greed fueled by that self same intellect that is the essence of our problems.
Given intellect
A double edged sword we wield
Not the apple’s fault
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Hello Jane,
True, sad indeed and one can only wonder why man does not learn. Once, we had to go to a cinema to watch a war film. Now, it is in (increasingly) every bedroom – war craft type gaming. Humanity is inured to death and destruction.
Senseless greed? – Spot on!
Peace,
Eric
One of my most serious travels was to the war burial grounds and museums in Thailand. Then to learn what we saw was just the tip of an iceberg was horrific. Countless numbers were buried in mass graves as they wore out working on the Burma railroad. War is senseless.
Senseless endeavor
No panacea for problems
Ants continue to march
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Hello Ian,
Yes, the death railway is notorious and many more similar atrocities all but forgotten.
Peace,
Eric
I love your image of footprints.
Medals and ribbons
Seductive barter for lives
Moths drawn to the flame
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Thank you, Ina
All good wishes,
Eric
Buried and forgotten after some time. Only the closest kin remembers and perhaps visit, the loss always embedded in their memory. Is the title of great men any worth?
Chest full of medals
Drips with the blood of the dead
Lauded by the rest
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Hello Windy,
While the names of cowards live on, the slaughtered sheep remain nameless.
Peace,
Eric