Terry Miller Poet Rhyme

I Wandered Lonely As a Soul

"I wandered lonely as a cloud - William Wordsworth"

I wandered lonely as a soul
riven too soon from earthly form.
Time to have so cruelly stole
by act of duty to perform.
One more you made no call for
a victim of another's war.

A soldier, sailor, or marine;
what we have for our country done
no one of our age should have seen.
Matters naught if we lost or won;
I'll wander lonely as a soul;
Not here, not anywhere, not whole.

I did not ask to wander so;
in guilt for things that I have done
just a regular GI Joe
one time a mother's loving son.
Oh now! With blood spilt by my hands
soaking the soil of foreign lands.

Some who fought now live life afraid;
we are forever in their debt.
So, remember what price they paid
happen you see a tired old vet
Wandering lonely as a soul;
time to have; so cruelly stole.

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Sotto Poet September 20, 2022 at 11:06 AM Terry, this is Fantastic poetry, especially when the implications of the metaphors are taken into consideration. I liked the general atmosphere and the way the writing flowed. The reading experience is delightful. My best wishes for the contest. Terry Miller September 24, 2022 at 1:46 AM Thank you so much for your very kind comments

Suzanne Delaney September 20, 2022 at 10:56 AM Such a sad write. I always feel sad for the senseless loss of young men’s lives in wars. “We are forever in their debt.” SuZ Terry Miller September 24, 2022 at 1:46 AM Thank you so much; it is a theme I often return to.

L Milton Hankins September 20, 2022 at 9:12 AM I like this very much, Terry. Fine writing on the contest theme. Maybe you were Wordworth in a previous life, eh? Terry Miller September 24, 2022 at 1:47 AM Thank you Milton, I enjoy entering the contests it helps me explore new themes and forms