LEST WE FORGET

Doggerel Dave


Notice of absence from Doggerel Dave
I will return early January.

LEST WE FORGET all subsequent wars, the casualties on all sides, (both civilian as well as military) the stupidity of politicians and the military industrial complex which inflicts it all.

 

 

  • Author: Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 11th, 2024 16:00
  • Comment from author about the poem: Attached this to various threads relating to November 11, and then made a further slightly later decision to slap it up here in case I'd missed any......NOTE: 'inflicted' changed to 'inflicts' (present tense).
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  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Noted. Understood. And well done, my friend! Very poignant. "LEST WE FORGET" indeed!

    • Doggerel Dave

      Many thanks for your support, Tristan. I do have trouble with this memorial day, as I do with Anzac Day in Australia.

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        You're welcome!

      • Kevin Hulme

        Well said. If we’ve learned anything from History , it’s the fact that we’ve learned nothing from History.

        • Doggerel Dave

          And with that, there\'s nothing much to add, because you are spot on, Kevin.

        • Neville



          Goes without saying .. but needs to be & increasingly so year after year .. gets a dubble 👍👍from me ..

          • Doggerel Dave

            Don't worry Neville, I'm very capable of a redux...

          • Goldfinch60

            So very true Dave.

            Andy

            • Doggerel Dave

              Thanks Andy - I knew you would agree.

            • sorenbarrett

              Dave, you have captured well both the sides of this day the stupidity of politicians wage the wars and the valor of those who fight them. Thank you for the write

              • Doggerel Dave

                That's fine, Soren - thanks for your response.

                11 November, 9/11 and Anzac Day (Australia) are bad times for me, because they trigger thoughtless cliched responses on those days which excuse any real deep examination of war and it's causes.

              • Thad Wilk

                A very heart touching,
                thought provoking
                and poignant write indeed! 😢
                You're right on the money,
                thank you a great read! 👍
                Best regards ✌️ Thad

                • Doggerel Dave

                  Always good to know I get your endorsement when touching on this topic, Thad.
                  Many thanks.

                • MendedFences27

                  Much said in a few words. We remember them, but never do enough to prevent future mistakes. I hope your poem gets read by all. - Phil A.

                  • Doggerel Dave

                    Thanks Phil - seems to be doing surprisingly well considering it had a few outings before I made the decision to put it up properly.

                  • rebellion_in_sanity

                    Perhaps I am off the mark but the "military industrial complex" summarised the real reason of waging wars - money.

                    • Doggerel Dave

                      Money and power are inextricably linked - aggression, territory ideology etc also in the mix, I would think.



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