Marilyn Francis Poet Free verse

Their Sleep's a Storm

Marilyn Ann Francis
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  · May 15, 2012  · 
THEIR SLEEP'S A STORM
ARMED FORCES DAY
MAY 19TH.
> Sleeping in a muddy trench.
> Our heroes breathing filthy stench.
> Or resting in a bed of sand.
> Temperatures rising to a crimson red.
> Sleep doesn't come easy
> Laying on an asphalt road.
> With tanks at their feet.
> And AMMO their pillow.
> Waking all hours when bugles blow.
> One eye opened, One eye closed.
> Dreaming of the bed you're in tonight.
> No matter how lumpy! Oh sweet delight!
> A restroom a snack, air conditioning.
> Given up so others may hear liberty bells ring.
> So when you lay yourself down to sleep.
> Pray the Lord their souls to keep.
> A cool breeze to float across heir cheek.
> And lots of food for them to eat.
> Lord keep them safe or cool or warm.
> Until they're home, Their Sleep's A Storm.......
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> by:MAFLongfellow
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> OUR HOME TOWN HEROES .
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> THEIR SLEEP'S A STORM
> MY SECOND BOOK PUBLISHED THROUGH LULU.COM
DEDICATED TO OUR AREA SOLDIERS WHO GAVE ALL.. R.I.P.

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Rico Leffanta May 16, 2021 at 12:23 PM Reminds me of the Airborne camped in the endless freezing rain and mud for days on end at Sembach, Germany, waiting for the weather to improve so they could fly away . . . . . Marilyn Francis May 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE RICO