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War, War, War

Dusted off from 1968, probably my first serious poem with influences being mainly the news from Vietnam. I later used it as a song lyric with some variations, though eventually the music developed further into a fingerpicking instrumental that had a life of its' own, so the two have separated...

 

 

 

War, war, war
What is it all for?
Does it bring happiness
Does it bring joy
It gi...

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