Expander 05: War Poem by Kim Barney

Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

Expander 05: War

Rating: 5.0


War.
Ugly.
Terrible.
Unforgiving.
Unnecessary.
Started by a madman
with the face of a weasel
and the brain of a butterfly.
May peace return shortly to the earth,
madman entombed in the land of his birth.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Each line has one more syllable than the previous line. I posted my first Expander poem on 30 January 2015. If Poem Hunter is working correctly, you can find it by clicking repeatedly on ‘previous poem'. This posting,5 March 2022
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 05 March 2022

May peace return shortly to the earth......I love this sincere prayer.

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Kim Barney 05 March 2022

Thank you for the comment, Dillip.

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David Wood 05 March 2022

We seem to be stuck with him. My worry is who will take over from him. Another madman?

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Kim Barney 08 September 2023

The world is full of madmen for sure. Thank you for commenting, David.

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Susan Williams 06 March 2022

5 stars of course

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 18 September 2025

Thank you for your beautiful and engaging Poetry, Kim.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 18 September 2025

Revisiting this wonderful poem crafted in a unique and captivating poetic form. A brilliant description of those who inititiate wars aggressively. This poem must be.posted in all public places as a reminder to all.

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3) Your poem is most relevant, when we have Christmas at our doorstep once again. This season calls for peace, but we have more madmen around!

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2) And an enticing form of poetry, the expander! I loved it.

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Kim, this is a beautiful thought. Let peace be! But madmen "happen" on earth every now and then.

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