W hat is War? Is it good? Is it Bad? Does it prove anything? What do you think war is? A little boy might say It would be cool, With guns, tanks, planes And grenades. A mother might say It's a lonely time As she would wait anxiously at the window For him to come home, And hopefully not a messenger. A n old solder With shiny medals on his coat might say nothing He would stare off into space. Probably thinking of his friends who died in the war. W hat do you think war is? - Jeremy J.S. Bigger (November 1999) age 11