Best Paratrooper Poems

nerves fiddle-string taut
heavy pack upon his back
free fall into fray...

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Soldier
Paratrooper
integrity driven
adhering to creed and code
courage...

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As I call my wife and children to say goodbyes.
I tell them do not fear for I am with them always.
I leave the booth to...

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Plunged to terrain plagued, tasty female options 
Surge of adrenalin pulses choices unsuitable 
Piquant aroma pulls him closer, allure accosting
Sentient favours solacious flower so beautiful

Hurtled...

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I was in-processing my Army unit in Germany when the fortieth anniversary of D-Day happened; but, alas, I couldn't leave.  I wanted so much...

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Thanksgiving, 1971,
a parachute pilgrim approaches Northwest Flight 305
as Dan Cooper, anonymous businessman,  anarchist airborne, 
black suit, black sunglasses, a black tie
and a black briefcase...

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Do you know what happened 
At 11 p.m Tuesday night
I guess you must have it
However much I protest-
But do you know

Of course you don’t:
The victory...

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descend from the clouds
while blasting enemy lines
Ahhh!—paratroopers


© Joseph, 1/20/08
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Comments: I wanted to be an air force fighter pilot when I inquired into...

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Khalid
Kindhearted, funny, talented, happy
Son of sweet hearted mother
Lover of drawing, music and animals
Who feels encouraged, optimistic, and joys
Who fears quarrel, blood, weapons, and wars
Who would...

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Bolsonaro was president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023.
Former army officer and right-wing nationalist who revered Brazil's 1964–1985 military rule.
Jair Bolsonaro sought to arm a...

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It’s haunted me lately and I don’t know why. He died over forty years ago and I 
really didn’t know him. He was nineteen and...

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Your sands sieve through my fingers
The luxury is mine
You watch me around the clock
A perfect circle
Your all seeing eye.
I exist in your omnipresence
Hypnotised by your...

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The Paratrooper

I was falling through the air couldn’t see a thing, opened up
my big black umbrella and descended in an orderly fashion.
A scythe of a...

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I missed out on the movie star
but I met an American hero.
Oh how humble the paratrooper of yesteryear.
When I thanked him for his service, he...

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NEW SPRINGTIME BREEZE
AN
ORVILLETTE
POEM
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The breath of a new springtime breeze,
the fresh air enticing birdsong,
growth in hedgerows, as yet tease.
Oft concealing, but not for long

The breath of...

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