"It's Time", a poem to bring the troops home.

[amerikat]

My friend Alice Fisk is the author of this poem. She would like your comments and feedback.


It's Time

by Alice Connally Fisk
October 26th, 2005



IT'S TIME


The bagpipes play Amazing Grace
The church bells softly chime
More flag-draped coffins, gun salutes.
A stirring, now. It's Time


Stepping out a bugler sounds
Those haunting notes sublime
TAPS breaks apart the grief-filled heart
And the soul decides... It's Time


But higher still the tallies go
The death and gore and grime
Bold heroes whisper from their graves
Just bring them back... It's Time.


Let no more lives be sacrificed -
Brave troops smack in their prime -
Send them home to family, friends
IT'S WELL-DESERVED. It's Time.


The signs appear now one by one -
Their numbers swiftly climb -
Seen all across America
The Wisdom Words "IT'S TIME"


Beneath those words our flag is seen
It joins the nation's chime
The season for to heal is NOW
It's more than clear, It's TIME.


Copyright 2005, by Alice Connally Fisk


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[David Zephyr]

1. Kick!

:thumbsup:

[Bluerthanblue]

2. very, very

poigniantly and beautifully said.
My only criticism is that saying 'its time' somehow says to me, that there ever WAS a 'time', when any of this crap was .... ok.
It was time before any of this started- to stop-

[redwitch]

3. I think it is lovely. And very true.

It is time and past time. How goes it Amerikat?

[amerikat]

4. Hey Redwich

Everything is fine here. How about you?

[redwitch]

6. the guys are sick but so far I have escaped it.

I am taking airborne in hopes of avoiding it entirely.

[amerikat]

8. run away

colds or flu?

[amerikat]

5. Maybe I should have posted this in GD or the lounge.

GD politics moves so fast.

[redwitch]

7. so do the GD and lounge forums.

there's just so many of us with so much to say!

[amerikat]

9. kick