Thursday, April 15, 2010

At The Un-National Monument Along The Canadian Border Comments

Rating: ★3.1

This is the field where the battle did not happen,
where the unknown soldier did not die.
This is the field where grass joined hands,
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William Stafford
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Michael Walker 31 January 2015

I find thjs poem is a comment on the futility of war and the habit of putting up monuments to it, instead of forgetting about it and getting on with life. The first two lines are also witty, which gives the poem more 'bite.'

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William Stafford

William Stafford

Kansas
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Kansas
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