{"id":32098,"date":"2026-03-16T19:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=32098"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:55:24","slug":"war-drums-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/war-drums-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"WAR DRUMS? &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/war-drums-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/war-drums-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/war-drums-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/war-drums-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>WAR DRUMS?       <\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11-08-2024<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad the election is over,<br \/>\nBack to normal things can go,<br \/>\nBut yet is everything normal?<br \/>\nIt is something I&#8217;d like to know.<\/p>\n<p>Now just as occurred in 2016,<br \/>\nFolks are angrily in the street,<br \/>\nThey claim an unfair election,<br \/>\nAnd won&#8217;t accept their defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Trump cheated people insist,<br \/>\nAlthough the opposite is true,<br \/>\nThe Dems were really caught,<br \/>\nAs the vote they tried to skew.<\/p>\n<p>So Harris&#8217; drones are in tears,<br \/>\nThe end of the world is come,<br \/>\nBut some want to fight back,<br \/>\nCan you hear their war drum?<\/p>\n<p>They said peaceful transition,<br \/>\nThus Obama &#038; Harris spoke,<br \/>\nYet I&#8217;m still inclined to wonder,<br \/>\nIf violence some will provoke.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to what they&#8217;re saying,<br \/>\nThey intentionally stoke fear,<br \/>\nTrying to push people to react,<br \/>\nSo resist their lies in your ear.<\/p>\n<p>We all know what&#8217;s happened,<br \/>\nSince Hillary&#8217;s campaign failed,<br \/>\nThey have all just complained,<br \/>\nA grudge so long they&#8217;ve held.<\/p>\n<p>So with Kamala hitting the dirt,<br \/>\nWhat should we now expect?<br \/>\nThe choice of American voters,<br \/>\nWill they all decide to respect?<\/p>\n<p>If the nation becomes divided,<br \/>\nWe will be vulnerable &#038; weak,<br \/>\nAmerica&#8217;s enemies will rejoice,<br \/>\nAs an advantage they all seek.<\/p>\n<p>The sound in our city streets,<br \/>\nGrows louder with each day,<br \/>\nGod please quell their anger,<br \/>\nFor this we must hope &#038; pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem WAR DRUMS? by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 11-08-2024 I&#8217;m so glad the election is over, Back to normal things can go, But yet is everything normal? 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