Comments on: Land mine Pageant http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: William Thien http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10783 William Thien Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:31:58 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10783 The Laws of War The laws of war they do not change. Too often peace is not the answer is of course a law of war. Absolute. Eventually... Skeletons of starvation clatter about, easily dangling wind chime of bones, best of friends. Dogs get skinny, then disappear. Some birds flourish. Others chatter less. The moon always looks dusty. Ten years later sheep still trip landmines. Skillfully, the flock is diminished. Death likes to linger. Not everyone seems to get it in time. Copyright © William Thien 2007 The Laws of War

The laws of war
they do not change.

Too often peace
is not the answer
is of course
a law of war.
Absolute.

Eventually…

Skeletons of starvation
clatter about,
easily dangling
wind chime
of bones,
best of friends.

Dogs get skinny,
then disappear.

Some birds flourish.
Others chatter less.

The moon always looks dusty.

Ten years later
sheep still trip landmines.

Skillfully,
the flock is diminished.

Death likes to linger.

Not everyone seems
to get it in time.

Copyright © William Thien 2007

]]> By: E http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10782 E Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:17:20 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10782 This is a blessed idea to raise awareness. Thanks for sharing. This is a blessed idea to raise awareness. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: adey http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10781 adey Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:36:41 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10781 Nolawi -Thanks for sharing. Great article on Tadias http://www.tadias.com/?p=1612 Nolawi -Thanks for sharing.
Great article on Tadias
http://www.tadias.com/?p=1612

]]> By: adey http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 adey Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:35:59 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10780 Nolawi -Thanks for sharing Congrats on the Tadias article http://www.tadias.com/?p=1612 Nolawi -Thanks for sharing
Congrats on the Tadias article
http://www.tadias.com/?p=1612

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10779 Hidaya Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:50:53 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10779 Good article Nolawi, thank you for bringing it to our attention... Wasnt there a worldwide ban on anti personal landmines being discussed some seven years ago?..I think the pageant initiative is a good one,if it helps the victims self esteem and the pyschological distress of dealing with loss of limbs. The sad thing is landmines continue to blight people's lives long after wars are finished and the countries who sell them cant even agree on a worldwide ban. I suppose like war it gets in the way of business.. Good article Nolawi, thank you for bringing it to our attention…

Wasnt there a worldwide ban on anti personal landmines being discussed some seven years ago?..I think the pageant initiative is a good one,if it helps the victims self esteem and the pyschological distress of dealing with loss of limbs. The sad thing is landmines continue to blight people’s lives long after wars are finished and the countries who sell them cant even agree on a worldwide ban. I suppose like war it gets in the way of business..

]]> By: senay http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/comment-page-1/#comment-10778 senay Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:27 +0000 http://www.bernos.com/blog/2008/03/27/land-mine-pagent/#comment-10778 I totally agree with you. Usually, i do not see the point of beauty pageants but on this particular instance it really makes sense. Thanks Nolawi for sharing the news. I totally agree with you. Usually, i do not see the point of beauty pageants but on this particular instance it really makes sense. Thanks Nolawi for sharing the news.

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