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Heroes of War

Boys grown to men 
Bullets dogged to defend 
Born with a strength 
Their lives are of an unknown length 
Left with a rage 
With each and every letter they turn a page 
Of another day of blood, sweat and tears
Which they will try to forget over the years
Hoping to be heroes of war 
They wish to be so much more 
To earn the praise of their fathers
The respect of others 
Prisoners of America ego
Fighting feuds of long ago
A cult of government reign
For each and every death it is our lord that feels the pain 
So many young souls that will be forsaken  
And moments of time that will taken 
Their is only one choice 
To be answered with a hero's voice
A clear roll of the dice 
An ultimate sacrifice 
Of ones own life

*  you will be missed

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Do Not Stand Beside My Grave and Weep

Do not stand beside my grave and weep
for I am not there 
for I did not die

I am the air that surrounds you 
and the ground beneath you 

I am the tear upon your cheek 
and the sound of your weep 

I am the north and south 
and the change of seasons 
Oh how god knows I have left you with out reason 

Do not stand beside my grave and cry 
for I am not there 
For I  Did not die 


This poem uses the line " Do not stand beside my grave and weep". It was inspiration from a 
famous poem by Mary Frye Titled "Don't stand beside my grave and weep for I am not dead, I do not sleep"

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Louisiana Porch

The air blows nicely through my Louisiana porch 
I could sit for hours and never check the time 
It’s perfect to watch the sun shine 
The cows are in the pasture, my dog is just a foot behind 
Rocking in this old chair takes me to a simple state of mind 

I don’t mind having company but don’t miss it if it ain't there 
You can challenge me to a game of poker if you dare 
Some call me a drunk 
Some call me mean 
But I say I'm somewhere in between 

My old bird dog is the only love I have ever known 
And there is no one sweeter than she
I call her Miss Gracie lea

My Louisiana porch is home to me 
I would not trade my simple life for fame or money 
For my view of the country is sweeter then honey

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A Cowboy's Love

With all my heart I have loved one man 
Wild my heart would beat for him 
But he is gone now and I am not sure I will ever understand 

My mama told me never fall in love with cowboy 
Their hearts are as broken as the soles of their cowboy boots 
And their eyes are as cold as the barrels they shoot 

But it is a cowboy’s love that speak to my heart 
The smell of country air 
And the gentle touch of a strong hand 
But he is gone now I am not sure I will ever understand 

Sunsets and cold mountain mornings are all he cares for now
He travels the lonely roads in Tennessee 
And I am not sure if he will ever love me 
But I will always thee 

My mama said dry your eyes 
she has always been so wise 
For when one love flys south on the wings of a dove 
Comes the promise of new love

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My Dear,

My Dear,

Tell me you love me
And I'll right you a song
perfect in measure and tune 

A song so perfect that it will make the doves sing
and even the most stubborn boy will buy a ring

Tell me you love me
And I'll write you a poem
Perfect in time and rhyme

A pome so perfect it will make the sunshine 
and even turn grapes into wine 

Tell me you love me 
and I'll be yours forever 
and no man shall ever hear a song or poem so clever

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Pride

Do your good in the shadows 
and you may walk with pride in the sun

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Country Poetry

I write about good times underneath shady trees 
Dreaming of love and good whisky   
Old Yeller sleeping on the front porch 
Catching fireflies in a mason jar 
And Singing country poetry 

Kenny Chesney and Willie Nelson are blaring from my car radio
Making sweet love under the hot summer sun on a bed of dandelions 
I’ll asks you to be my darlin if you don’t mind that I’m country 
Because I don’t know much about love or god 
But I know that I will be singing country poetry till I die

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Blue Jay In the Night

To love a Blue Jay with a broken wing
I do not fly
I do not sing

I ask so much and give so little 
You dance for me and I play a fiddle

So little to gain
So much to hide

To love a Blue Jay with a broken wing
I do not fly
I do not sing

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The Loyal Cowboy

A loyal cowboy always dies young but never goes easy
Playing on the edge of reason 
and bound for plains of Oklahoma
searching for an old saloon 
to drink  too much whisky in
he camps out and gazes at the moon
Plays a game of Poker but only if he knows he can win
Dreams of the love he left behind 
And wonders he will ever find another love of her kind 

A cowboy Keeps one love in his heart and never strays 
To the arms of another he will never fall
He does all he can to keep a smile on her face 
And from her kiss he find no sweeter taste 

Oh a cowboy's love is hard find 
but it truly one of a kind 
A cowboy's love will never die 
No matter how hard one my try 
Those memories he made 
will never fade

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Ink

Poetry like your love reveals all my untruths. It is amazing how naked our words can make us. Poets we are. Servants only to the ink which exposes us. Ambiguous in nature but defining in language. 

Poets, my ink is your forever yours.