Unfortunately the primary tool the American has at his disposal is left dusty and locked away in a cabinet. America will be/is long gone before the first shot is ever fired. Europe knows war and strife, and has not forgotten its past as we have. The European continent still remains the stage that where the future will be lost or won.
A piece of advice: travel to Europe some time. Not London, not Paris, not Munich. Get out and drive, and you'll soon learn that in Europe there is just as much space and freedom to be had; you've just been led to believe otherwise.
A beautiful poem, though it does not rhyme.
You have a gift, Paul.
You sharpen the longing and the dread to an unbearable frenzy. Is America "the Become" yet? Not if we can find a new frontier.
Unfortunately the primary tool the American has at his disposal is left dusty and locked away in a cabinet. America will be/is long gone before the first shot is ever fired. Europe knows war and strife, and has not forgotten its past as we have. The European continent still remains the stage that where the future will be lost or won.
A piece of advice: travel to Europe some time. Not London, not Paris, not Munich. Get out and drive, and you'll soon learn that in Europe there is just as much space and freedom to be had; you've just been led to believe otherwise.
I needed to read this Today especially Sir.. May that old man upon the stump live through us as much as he can these days...
This is a great essay, and I think you're right.