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David Harris - White Flag Over Stanley

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From the safety of our homes, <br />we watch with baited breath, <br />the TV reports nightly, <br />as the task force moved away. <br />Brave men, <br />some whom would never come back again, <br />lined the decks. <br />Through a cruel sea, <br />to a crueller climate, <br />the ships of the Royal Navy sped. <br />Valiant were their objectives. <br />Peace bringing to a troubled land. <br />But, peace through blood shed. <br /> <br />The night was cold; <br />a snow fell on the ground. <br />Through the wilderness, <br />of flares and gunfire, <br />three groups move forward, <br />to set an invader running <br />and a white flag to wave in the air. <br />A flag to symbolise defeat. <br />A cheer from the victors, <br />shrugged shoulders from the vanquished. <br />There is no glory, <br />with the wasting of young lives, <br />no matter what the side. <br /> <br /> <br />14 June 1982<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/white-flag-over-stanley/

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