Screams Poem by Annette Aitken

Brilliant poem, war causes so much suffering and death for no real purpose.

'As I walk this land of broken dreams, across the fields of a thousand screams. Where streams of blood flow towards the river, ' reminds me of walking on broken glass with bare feet, one of the worst memories from my childhood; but I loved this poem

Form: acrostic ................i have in my head that, in an acrostic poem, the first letters of each succeeding line spell out a word. time to do research, though i DID see one recently in which it was not the first letter. it might have been ever 4th letter from the start of each line. hmm? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - War Winning is the goal. All will not be happy, Resulting in unhappiness. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Search Results a·cros·tic əˈkrôstik, əˈkräs-/ noun noun: acrostic; plural noun: acrostics a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [thanks, Google! ] let me take a closer look at this poem! :) sorry; i don't see it, whatever it is. souls that past alone and quiver.........if you mean (by past) dead, i suggest using passed instead. i think ..................................................when people use passed and expired instead of dead, they are being .........................................................squeamish***. but, hey, it works. not everybody is as cold as i am. : ( ***definition #1: [but look at #2 for a VERY DIFFERENT way to use 'squeamish' which i wouldn't have thought of] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - squeam·ish ˈskwēmiSH/ adjective adjective: squeamish #1 (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood. he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles synonyms: easily nauseated, nervous; put off by, not able to stand the sight of I'm too squeamish to gut fish ========================== #2 (of a person) having strong moral views; scrupulous. she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son synonyms: scrupulous, principled, fastidious, particular, punctilious, honorable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical less squeamish nations will sell them arms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - well, these CERTAINLY are unsettling war memories which might invade a veteran's or civilian survivor's dreams, day or night ones. i like the rhyming. to MyPoemList bri :) P.S. i think Christopher, in the comment below, should not be saying war has no real purpose. that seems very naive! ! ! there are numerous purposes for a war to occur, not all thought noble of course. and the two sides may think in very different ways about the purposes.

A very moving war poem. Will the screaming ever stop?

The pain and loss one suffers in a war. it is just madness. But people don't understand and take the option. Liked it.10++++

Delusions! ! With the wickedness of war. Thanks for sharing.