Ted Sheridan - An End to War

The trumpet lilies are silent with sadness
As the many weeping widows
With their folded flags
Leave red roses
On the rooftops of a new home
And the children
Their hankies wet with promises
Wave goodbye to daddy….
With open hands instead of clinched fists___

Ted Sheridan

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