Sons of Fathers

The Cost of War

By Earl W. PearlPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read

Without sons the wars wouldn’t bother

But we’d even have wars without guns

When there’s peace, sons bury their father

When there’s war, fathers bury their sons

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Earl W. Pearl

I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.

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Antoinette L Brey2 years ago
very moving poem

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