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Don't Lay the Green Sod On Me
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A soldier asked
The Secretary Of defense
Why do we soldiers
Have to dig
Through local landfills
To scrap, our armor vehicles
Together?

Mr. Rumsfeld rendered
Quite a shocking
Unprofessional answer
"You go to war
With the army you have
Not the army you might want
Or wish you have.

So the Facts of the matter
Is true , is it not
Mr. Secretary Of defense
We're unprepared?

Listen!, Listen, Mr. Secretary
Can You hear That?
The Voice Of America's
Dying Youth.

They are asking you
What will you tell, our family
Before the casket is lowered
Before taps is echoed
In the cemetery.

Before the lone piper
Walks over our graves
As he plays, amazing grace
please tell me
Mr. Secretary Of Defense
Just
Don't Lay The Green Sod On Me.


By: William Bonilla
12/09/04

 

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 Reviews of "Don't Lay the Green Sod On Me"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on December 10, 2004
War. Will we ever learn? Thank you, William. Love and peace to you. Regis

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Better to lay it on him, while he is still alive so he can feel the choking our boys are doing in the dirt and dust and sand of Iraq...ed

Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Well I can not say that I like Donald Rumsfeld and that soldier deserved an answer. I wish that Bush would off load the man but that is just my opinion.

Reviewed by E. Richardson
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
William...this is right on the money. The situation with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan bears, a striking and disheartening resemblance. It is obvious to me that we did not learn from history. Great write here.

Reviewed by Janet Parker
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
I don't understand much about politics. But I understand about war. Very good write.

Reviewed by Nordette Adams
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Powerful, William. Poignant. Did you hear about the the book of poetry a journalist has produced by collecting Rumsfeld's sayings? It's called "Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld."

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Powerful write William!!

Love & Peace Tinka

Reviewed by Sue Hess
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
i seldom comment on political poetry but this is so well written and heart felt that i had to tell you...bravo

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Excellent powerful write on the subject William!

Reviewed by Carole Mathys
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
William, I am sure many parents are screaming these words, wanting answers....Your powerful write tears at my heart. As always William, you write without pulling any punches...outstanding write my friend
Walk in peace and love, Carole

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on December 9, 2004
Many soldiers have been asking this same question, William; and I've been writing about this issue, and several other pressing soldier issues, in my Veteran Chronicle Blogs.

It truly is disgraceful how we've sent many of these valiant young men and women rushing off to war without the necessary equipment to protect themselves; and I, too, thought that was an awfully callous and uncaring answer.


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