MUFFLED CADENCE
The sound of shot.
The roar of gun.
Thy will be done
blares the drum.
The sudden shock.
The news farflung.
Thy will be done
beats the drum.
The hour of grief.
The darkened sun.
Thy will be done
rolls the drum.
The sound of shot.
The grave begun.
Thy will be done
mourns the drum.
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by N Marshall Bertsch
(N Marshall Bertsch is a Republican who was profoundly
griefstricken by the assassination of John F Kennedy).
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Why fear death when it is the only path to meet the Maker.
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Live you life in a manner so that when you read more
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live you life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Death is near and our mutual company is short.
Death is near and our mutual company is short.
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Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
