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SEVEN DECADES LAYERED (Aniversary Of The Invasion Of Normandy)
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JOURNAL # 41 he spoke of shadows rhyming
and archways crumbling
under the weight of their own
massive height
a near autistic philosopher
seemed he to me
a paradigm off course of
its intended flight
white sparrows march
mockingbirds so haunted
fully recanted
but from where that stoic
figure stood back then
everything became so utterly
unenchanted
no hallowed ground
had yet to be allotted
nor yet any full peace plan
of rebuilding likely significantly
plotted
the great war on that other day
was in its infancy of victory
when any celebration seemed
like foul language spoken to his
heart still so very jaded
so much death atop
even more destruction
his youth compromised
by the lure of patriotism's
all clawing seduction
seepage of emotions drained
from a face reflecting all the
hell and its hand puppets
such prior innocence had seen
a thankful hardened survivor now
here today stands he
observing with the distance of
'Seven Decades Layered'
the waves batter the pristine shores
of what was once labeled
'Bloody Omaha' beach
nuzzling the peaceful bluffs now
of Normandy, France...............
(June 7, 2014 705am )
