Celebrity Death

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    Celebrity Death

    celebrity death

    they are one
    but dead soldiers
    are many  - now

    young warriors
    killed daily
    in far away lands
    unknown places

    lonely bodies return
    in cargo planes
    draped with flags
    quietly taken
    back to towns
    and cities to lay
    forever youthful

    one celebrity death
    reminds me to grieve
    for the quiet many






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    derfiniw23 commented on Celebrity Death

    12-28-2009

    They die so that we might live. Why do some people write poems about how horrible we are to envolve ourselves in war? How can they be so obtuse as to think we would be free today without it? Wonderful poem.

    stellar commented on Celebrity Death

    12-18-2009

    Ohhh...so touching..it made me wonder why is that..oh your poem is always socially relevant...kind of conscience...celebrity are put in that high pedestal...kneeled about by many..kind of precious gems sorrounded by smaller stones...

    ScottishBard commented on Celebrity Death

    11-09-2009

    This one really hits home for me due to the fact I lost 4 friends in the Iraq war. Thanks.

    calijya commented on Celebrity Death

    10-14-2009

    your writing has such an impact on anyone who reads it. i'm not even creative enough to think of titles for my poetry. I envy you.

    Shadowwalker commented on Celebrity Death

    10-13-2009

    Well thought out and oh so true. So many we have lost and for what. Greed!!!! I love your work.

    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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