Sunday, June 15, 2014

die with their boots on!

 Image: Courtesy of Grandma's Goulash

Shame of it all. In the
upheaval following
conflicts the cause is
often forgotten.Sadly the
fighters are ones who
die with their boots on

(140 characters)

Linda's Succinctly Yours Week #169 : To write
a Micro Fiction of not exceeding 140 characters
and to include the word of the week  -  upheaval

11 comments:

  1. Never forget

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= <3

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  2. Hari Om
    poignant and pertinent. YAM!

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  3. And those people shouldn't be forgotten...

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  4. true....far too often the reasons are forgotten...
    and many times the soldiers that gave their lives
    in the conflict as well..

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  5. far too many for useless reasons most times, all should be remembered indeed

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  6. Good point! Thanks for stopping by, Hank the Rhyming Tank!

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  7. Very succinct, Hank!! I had thought about writing about 'dying with boots on' but decided to do other. Then my word count kept me from saying all I wanted.
    ..

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  8. What a lovely sentiment. What a lovely piece.

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  9. You've packed a lot of truth, images and emotions into a few words. Well done!

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