Celine Rose Mariotti Poet Free verse

50 Years-Korean War

Published by Poetry Explosion of PA
In Loving Memory of my Dad, Peter J. Mariotti
He left this world on May 9, 2011.  I miss him so.



50 Years-Korean War



		Dad, you were one of the foot soldiers,
		When the Korean War began,
		You were among the many to fight
		In this foreign land,

		You went bravely into battle,
		Because our country told you to go,
		You didn’t ask any questions
		You just went to fight the foe,

		North Korea was Communist,
		South Korea was not,
		The country had been split
		After World War II,
		Now American boys were fighting
		On Korean soil,
		The South Koreans needed help from
		The Red, White and Blue

		Dad, you were a hero,
		You served our country well,
		Now after 50 years
		You finally were able to tell,
		The story of your war
		And the misery you saw,
		The Korean War had been forgotten
		But now at long last,
		It will be remembered,
		As an important part of our past.

		Love always

		Celine Rose Mariotti

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Los Rodriguez October 24, 2022 at 2:21 PM Wow, what a wonderful poem about your father I shedding tears at the very end. I only came here to fin a poem for class but this was so well done, your father sounded like a BA and he deserves all he respect. Thank you. Celine Rose Mariotti October 24, 2022 at 2:45 PM Thank you Los for your beautiful comment about my Dad. He was a very special person and not a day goes by I don't think about him. I can still see him with his Korean War Veterans cap that he always wore with all his pins on it. He always talked about the war. And as you probably know the Korean War was the Forgotten War. Very sad how our government just forgets its Veterans. Again, thank you so much. Celine Rose Mariotti

Celine Rose Mariotti April 22, 2022 at 3:41 PM Hi Frederic, My Dad always said they didn't have enough ammunition; it was cold in Korea; and no one cared just like no one cared about the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. My Dad always talked about the war. It never left him. Thank you for your thoughtful and emotional comment. Celine Rose Mariotti

Frederic Parker December 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM Sadly the Korean war was pushed aside as though it didn't happen, but it happened and those that went were never given the respect due them, my generation was the last one that faced the draft, at 18 we too were told to go,and like your dad's generation a lot never returned,a nice poem for your dad