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26th homemade video (September 27, 2020)

'Where No Monument Stands'

On September 27, 2020 John wrote:"
Home Video # 26 - Where No Monument Stands - From a poem by William Stafford, music by JG. Originally appeared in the film Every War Has Two Losers, also on my Bright Side of Down cd. I hope you like it!

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Where No Monument Stands (Lyrics)

This is the field where the battle did not happen,
Where the unknown soldier did not die.
This is the field where grass joined hands,
Where no monument stands,
And the only heroic thing is the sky,
And the only heroic thing is the sky.

Birds fly here without any sound,
Unfolding their wings across the open.
No people killed-or were killed-on this ground
Hallowed by neglect and an air so tame
That people celebrate it by forgetting its name.

This is the field where the battle did not happen,
Where the unknown soldier did not die.
This is the field where grass joined hands,
Where no monument stands,
And the only heroic thing is the sky,
And the only heroic thing is the sky.

So Dark You See is the eleventh studio album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka, released on October 13, 2009.

"Where No Monument Stands” is featured in the upcoming documentary Every War Has Two Losers. This film tells the story of how one man, William Stafford (1914-1993), choose to answer the call to war. It is a story of confronting beliefs that swirl around war - Isn't war inevitable? Even necessary? What about the enemy? Stafford refused to fight in World War Two and served four years in camps for conscientious objectors.