Eye Love You

SEA OF POPPIES Life is so precious and fragile Yet we do not seem to care or fear, As the number of dead in graveyards... Keeps piling up year after year. The foreign campaigns and missions Are prepared, then justified with lead, Men and women protect loved ones Leave on their feet, and return dead. Our fears of the foreign ones is pressing Their ways are more precious than gold, But like us they only have one goal It's to raise families in peace and die old. Our greed and our tribal ways lead us Into temptation of conquering them all, Whether it is to control them through fear Or stubbornly build a strong southern wall. When your table is long and there is plenty To go around to share and to give, Conquer your fear of not being worthy And put away your knife, gun and live. Live for those who have given you The strength to stop hating incessantly, Love the ones who are not from your tribe Especially those who think differently. I sit here and think of the mothers Who gave up their young to die quick, While others return with nightmares And of course we don't treat our sick. Their heroic acts torture them nightly Weigh heavily on their battered souls, We have to think and do better by them And fill their hearts not just their bowls. Remember the ones have fought bravely Think hard before sending more in, The meat grinder that is war time Doesn't care if you have mother or kin. Charlie Toth Nov 11, 2019

Book is now available all over Canada at Indigo, Coles and Chapters locations... Expanding into Japan, USA and International Markets now! If you have a copy of the book, can you upload a similar scene as my friend Beth has done? Have your favorite beverage and book in hand... At your work, home, or any cool location... Would love to put a cool Montage together for publicity. Thanks in advance. Charlie

From the Friesenpress catalogue... Book is doing all right! Sales have increased through August! Very exciting times!