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Honor – by Mark Bishop Evans – 20220227


Honor some demand is free to every man.
But I must disagree for it more rightly seems to me
That honor must be won, reward for something done.
It surely has a cost, has been wagered, has been lost

Since first recorded time the mass of human crimes,
like symbols etched in pain, and blood that falls like rain
Clings to every cause be it politics or gods.
And man’s torment of man lay countless as the sand

In Jericho and Rome atrocities were known.
From Dresden’s raging fire to Pilgrim witches’ pyres
From Hitler’s cruelest gas to the Nagasaki blast.
Why don’t we despair in this wickedness we share?

Rwandans and Armenians, the Kurd and yes, the Jews.
The Navajo, the Creole, Apache, and the Sioux
In Nanking and in Lebanon, Cambodia and more.
In Congo and in Palestine and don’t forget Darfur
Namibia and My Lai the death was also there.
It stretches ‘cross the centuries this endless trail of tears

And now another war to cleave the open sore.
A rising bloody tide where children burn and die
Where innocence is lost to another holocaust,
and armies come in force to nail honor to a cross

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from The Seeds of Today, released January 17, 2023

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Mark Bishop Evans Phoenix, Arizona

Mark grew up in California where his major musical influences were Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and pretty much any folk, folk rock or beach music. He has a way with words and melodies, bringing them together in pleasant and poignant combinations. His music is an intriguing blend of Folk, folk rock and ballads, lyrically rich in emotional content and melodically comfortable. ... more

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