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Best Guam Poems


Premium Member Onslaught
...#One should be cautious in starting a war, but 
once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly#

     #Quote by Hirohito circa Dec 1942#

                       Onslaught 

         As little......

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Categories: guam, allusion, america, world war
Form: Rhyme
Forever Side By Side
...I witnessed pure love spilled out in front of me

I watched him caressed her lovely face,
a tenderness of his touch eased her distress.
I heard him spoke of their love,
and the melody of his voi......

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Categories: guam, inspiration, love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Chances of Me Leaving Home
...chances of me leaving home
chances of me donning blues
chances of me wearing a flight suit
chances of me being chosen
     to carry the sports flag
chances of me staying

what chance do I have......

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Categories: guam, life,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Chitterlings
...Chitterlings

China calls them feichang
Children hold their noses
Chicharrón down on Guam
Chunchule in Chile
Chew them up with hot sauce
Chunks of pig intestines
Chitlins cookin’ ......

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Categories: guam, black african american, christmas,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Another Hero Has Fallen
...A TRIBUTE TO MY BROTHER HUBERT W. HINSHAW, T/SGT, U. S. ARMY
                              8 July 1918 - 2 August 2014


Another World War Two hero has fallen from the shrinking ranks.
  He was ......

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Categories: guam, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
What Does It Mean To Be First
...I won 1st place in the school oratorical contest
I got to say my poem in front of the whole school and they gave me a medal
I was proud that I was 1st

But he never told me.

Where was his<......

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© Mari Banks  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: guam, america, black african american,
Form: Free verse



Indianapolis
...The date is twenty six July,nineteen hundred forty five
soon, only three hundred seventeen would be alive
Eleven hundred ninety six of you assigned 
eight hundred seventy nine lives denied,

Two torp......

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Categories: guam, dedication, war, men, men,
Form: Epitaph
Premium Member A Wartime Childhood
...I was seven years old when began World War Two
And eleven became by the time it was through.
I have vague recollections of things when that small,
But events during wartime I clearly recall.

Si......

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Categories: guam, america, history, patriotic, soldier,
Form: Rhyme
What's It Like To Be a Twin
...The answer used to come with great ease
My answer wasn’t an answer at all, but a complimentary question,
“What’s it like to not be a twin?”

I bypassed the story of the grape jelly on mom’s new c......

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© Jim Martin  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: guam, age, relationship, remember,
Form: Free verse
Limerick For Sullivan
...I paced as the coffee brewed
To one spot Sully stayed glued
"Dad where is my mom?"
She was held in Guam
Because her pug nose was skewed......

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Categories: guam, fun,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member My Life
...MY LIFE

Born in Dublin on Saint Patrick's Day
School; spelling champ; steady girl
Senior Prom; graduation; went away
Air Force career; traveled the world

Turkey; Germany; England; Japan
Kor......

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Categories: guam, career, military, retirement, soldier,
Form: Free verse
My Lazy Day
...It's my day off
Can I sleep longer
My body agree
My mind disagree 
My body needs to rest
My mind scream many things needs be done
But I don't want to get up 
Oh yes your room is a mess
But wh......

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Categories: guam, humorous, today,
Form: Free verse
Vasava An Untold Story 1/Many
...Vasava
An untold story 


The story as Vasavadutta originally conceived and written by my late father Dr.Amar Nath 
Kapoor*  in Hindi many many years back, but Accidentally the major portion of ......

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Categories: guam, life, love, music, passionfather,
Form: Free verse
Soup Mail For Everyone
...I read soup mail from Mrs. Doris Bettencourt
which would be a waste of my time to report
She claims to be ill and wearing widow's weeds
then goes on to tell me all about her needs
I'll not reply ......

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Categories: guam, slam,
Form: Rhyme
A Proud Marine
...A majestic Marine
Who was always was there
No other human being
Could possibly compare

No possible word
Could ever truly describe
For every mention of his name
My heart and eyes fill with pr......

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Categories: guam, anniversary, childhood, family, friendship,
Form: Ballad

Book: Reflection on the Important Things