An Answerless Question, Sonnetary Options

[jgdittier]

His picture placed upon the page appears.
How  poignant be his smile, forever gone.
He's served our cause, he's earned our honest cheers,
But yesterday, he saw his final dawn.
We lose each day a man, like he, or more,
A hero, he, who ne'er can be replaced.
It's he, the price we pay in ev'ry war.
In human terms, the loss too great a waste.*
*this is the thought addressed in the closing couplet

Were he not there, we'd still have slavery.
Were he not there, our arms would rise with "Heil!"
Were he not there, there be no bravery.
Were he not there, there'd be no life worthwhile.

With but this thought no cause can earn its keep.
Can e'er the cost of freedom be too steep?

[Guest_Nina_*]

Hi Ron

Well done for raising the question and putting it so well.  

We pay a very high price for war.  Is it too high? Not an easy question to answer.  In the case of the Nazis - no.  Hitler murdered far more innocent people and had to be stopped.  However with the Iraq war, the price (in my opinion) was too high.  The motive was not freedom but power and money.

Were he not there, there be no bravery.
Were he not there, there'd be no life worthwhile.

I can't agree with you on these two lines.  There are many brave people in the world who do not fight wars yet show great courage in other ways.

Would life be worthwhile without there having been war? Again with the Iraq war the answer is yes.

Very thought provoking, thanks

Nina