"Don't Shoot At Us, My Son. I Will Be There!"
Jul 6, 2019 16:24:28 #
The poem that spurred a revolution and disarmed an army.
"My soldier son, I carried you inside me,
I suckled you and cradled you to sleep,
I gave you day and night, my every moment,
now read these shaky lines and hear me weep;
flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood, I ask you,
how could you fire when you hear the prayer
that I will scream and wail towards your army:
don’t shoot at us, my son, I will be there!"
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-five-stirring-stanzas-that-proved-a-poem-can-help-end-a-war
"Because “To my soldier-son” universalized the experience of government exploitation, the poem ended up appealing to masses of non-soldiers, too."
A poem, written by a young woman, changed the course of history. Still think you're powerless?
"My soldier son, I carried you inside me,
I suckled you and cradled you to sleep,
I gave you day and night, my every moment,
now read these shaky lines and hear me weep;
flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood, I ask you,
how could you fire when you hear the prayer
that I will scream and wail towards your army:
don’t shoot at us, my son, I will be there!"
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-five-stirring-stanzas-that-proved-a-poem-can-help-end-a-war
"Because “To my soldier-son” universalized the experience of government exploitation, the poem ended up appealing to masses of non-soldiers, too."
A poem, written by a young woman, changed the course of history. Still think you're powerless?
Jul 6, 2019 16:29:15 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Larry the Legend wrote:
The poem that spurred a revolution and disarmed an... (show quote)
Larry, simply put: Kudos to you for such a moving and inspirational posting and link
Jul 6, 2019 16:31:50 #
slatten49 wrote:
Larry, I state simply: Kudos to you for such a moving and inspirational posting and link
Why Thank You, kind Sir. Much appreciated. We don't see enough of that kind of thing around here... Maybe I'll start doing this more often.
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