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I Could Have Been Home; With My Children, At Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n They<\/strong> [You] taught me to fight;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and they<\/strong> [you] said it was right.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now all day long, and at night in my bed;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n all I can do is to think of the dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I could have been home,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n planting grape vines and pears;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n instead of planting gardens,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I trampled on theirs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I could have been home,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n with my children at play;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n instead, I was taking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n their children away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With every soul taken,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n there’s such a great cost;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n happiness, wisdom,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and innocence are lost.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The earth has resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n enough, everywhere;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n there’s plenty for each,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and enough left to share.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If we consider each person<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n as a sister or a brother,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n we will be loving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n and helping each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ~~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Laird Fetzer Hamblin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <==><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <==> I Could Have Been Home; With My Children, At Play ~~ They [You] taught me to fight; and they [you] said it was right.…<\/p>\n