Published in Lucidity Poetry Journal Honorable Mention Winner Summer, 2006
Published in “Eagles of Light’ Anthology of Patriotic Verse 2010
So far away . . . I know why you're there, heard all the reasons. I've no argument with the why of it, but missing you hurts. I need your arms, your solid strength, now spent on foreign soil. In my dream, I feel you lying next to me, your voice rumbling in my ear. I reach out for you, touch empty space, cold sheets. Longing overwhelms me, tears fall unheeded. Tomorrow I will wear my cloak of courage, tonight I weep alone.
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