The battlefield...

June poetry number twenty-five...

The battlefield..

Do the children of war, dream?

In Ukraine, Russia killing off cities.

Where do the families run to?

I saw the people of war,

their eyes,

like old soldiers.

They ran from death and they know death is near.

Soldiers dance with death,

it was their decision.

But what do we tell the children?

Their home is destroyed and hateful men want to kill them.

The battlefield, the blood and escaping to the unknown.

This shouldn't be the life of a child.

Where are the teachers of peace?

The man of war screams heard above the hope of peace.

What do tell a child, when everything is lost.

Maybe men are too greedy? maybe men are too hateful?

They cannot see the children bleed, they cannot see the children die?

Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[light and ashes]

This is so touching, Coyote.
It is beyond tragic to think about children living this way. It is hardly a life at all.
Children deserve to dream in safety and grow up in safety.
It is beyond unfair to deny them of that.......
It so sad to think that some don't grow up with that. Maybe some of them never had it.
Innocence is by far the most precious virtue. It needs to be protected and guarded by adults, but then.... it is the adults who take it away. It is the adults that do the war mongering. They are the ones that spread the hate and some of them even teach it to their children.
This is a really great work, 99.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear friend. I worry for my world. I live near Detroit. Three mass killing in one day. When Summer comes. It will be Bloody Sunday in the USA. Look at Chicago. Thousand of kids running wild.

[light and ashes]

I've heard for a long time now, that Chicago is particularly bad. I've heard it has some of the worst crime in the country, maybe the worst. I am fairly young, but not super young.

[W. Barrett Munn]

Where are the teachers of peace?
Exactly, Johnnie.
I only know the teachers of hate wear brown shirts and call themselves Christians and patriots.
In truth, they are the American Taliban.

Winston

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Winston. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Patricia]

well written my friend! Full of emotional questions that we will never be able to accept answers for. but we can write! write on!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Patricia. I am praying for peace still.

[Einstein Noodle]

people like Putin and those who are following his orders just don't care, John. :( i can feel the lament in your prose .. coming for a warrior such as yourself multiplies the strength of your message for me .. love and peace
E.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Einstein for reading and the comment. War is a part of men. This is sad.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes it is .. as long as we are willing to do evil .. those who stand against it will fight. i think our trials here will make Heaven the more sweeter eh!? hard to honestly turn the other cheek to one who whacks you a good one

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

I despise all warring people and bloodshed esp where innocents are killed. This is a topical poem on current affairs, bloody wars ah! Kudos for this great sympathetic poem expressing compassion for the kids.

Plz also check out my two newest poems and then pleez comment on one of these two poems that you prefer. Thanks

[Coyote Poetry]

Okay I will check out and thank you for reading and the comment.

[red93]

Very moving Coyote and a heartfelt and real cry for Peace that I am sure everyone can relate to totally.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend for reading and the comment.

[Robert Trakofler]

when I saw that missile with the words "for the children" written on it my heart sank old friend I tried to write about it but the subject is so painful and close to my heart that I never could finish it:(

[Coyote Poetry]

I saw a mother, grandmother and daughter walk into Poland Robert. The Ukraine mother was so thankful to escape the war. It is sad what Russia is doing. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Weeping willow]

It is such a sad thing war, that has no reason for beginning in the first place and all the endless suffering war brings. Nicely expressed ;-}

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend. I am tire of the useless wars. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Great write John
I hummed cat stevens where do the children play
So sad 😞

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Julie. I do like the Cat Steven song. I will listen to now.

[William Michael Reeves]

Too busy dancing with death to see the children cry. This was powerful. Do children of war dream says so much. Can they dream when they are too frightened to sleep? I think not. And the bombs take their dreams. I hope they can find dreams come true in the hearts that care and search for them. Your poem is a start. If only all the poetry we've written about it could help. At least it helps us ... understand.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Williams. I hope the war in Ukraine can in. But I believe, the war will last for a very long time. Russia testing their weapons.