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Vietnam Reflections 94

vietnam reflections 94 the gusts come through the window wind rolling straight off the lake water looks choppy today looks cold and gray not a good time to take up the pots not much fishing not much anything except too much time to think and remember and drink might go over to the mainland and pick up some nets check out the horses and place a few bets anything to chase the ghosts out of my head the dead and dying the almost dead we brought their bodies back their hearts and souls are free we all wished that it was us instead in those flag covered caskets guess it wasn't our time just wasn't meant to be

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Date: 4/20/2018 1:10:00 PM
Completely correct...your last line is indeed...Why you had to see it will remain a mystery...I like the way you wrote it...All the best
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