From August 1914 to November 1918 the guns boomed
There were 700 million shells fired for soldiers doomed
And not every shell exploded when it was fired then
Each year they kill more than 20 innocent women and men
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Yes, you're right Paul - when will we ever learn that war never ends war, never solves anything? The old lie lives on - Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori (It's good and honorable to die for one's country) . Do you know Wilfred Owen's poem? And yet He is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth. ((Psalm 46: 9) This is how wars will end. Well done for reminding us about this with your poem. You might like my Epitaph on the Twentieth Century.