Call to Arms, a Poetic Stance

While I was busy crying my heart out with desperation, my dear friend Katy surprised me with a plan to make me cry some more (yeah, yeah, yeah... my flood gates are open, what am I to do?). She posted a most touching Call to Arms on Poets101:
http://www.poets101.com/newswire/display/20/index.php

And here's a list of those who obliged her call so far; I thank each and everyone of you most profoundly. Please check out these poems, they are most touching:

• Ummi by Katy of something katy
• Tired by Katy of something katy
• Collateral Damage Made Real by Russell of Yuckelbel's Canon
• For Lebanon / For God And Country by Billy the Blogging Poet
• The End Is Near / Fireflies by Billy the Blogging Poet
• Arena by Bob of Average Poet
• Crestfallen by Ozymandiaz of Paper Tigers
• The Man Who Wasn't There by Glenn of Crunchy Weta
• Better Late Than Never? by Shirley of HouseMouse
• To the World Leaders by Erin of Poetic Acceptance
  
• (flag) by Cecilia of clearcandy daily

And here's a couple of other related entries:

• All the Dead Children by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
• Part 1 & Part 2 by me
  

Thank you so much, Katy, and all the poets of Poets101!