Soldier Brother Poems

I saw you today, so fragile and alone,
In the hail and the stones,
But still standing tall 
Though lost and forlorn,
With parts of You,
Tattered and torn.
Yet...

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Veteran’s Day 2021
Thoughts of Miracle Man
November 11, 2021

I always feel dread around Veterans day,
because I’m forced once again to remember.
Those who stood in the gap...

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Diwali- yes, you are right!
That is a day when both of us didn’t fight,
We went to the nearby Dabbu's store to buy sweets and lights
And...

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They are mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers.
They are my neighbors, co-workers and friends.
They are defenders, keepers and others.
They inspire the writings of many a pen.

All...

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The bombs explode and the missiles fly past.
Fiery clouds of smoke thicken all around.
Yet with these moments, though they were my last,
I would contemplate something...

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Welcome home the family has missed you                        Dad come down now    ...

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Joe
    Arrives
    Home from war,
    His folks and friends
    Waiting to greet their...

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Silently, you come into the room.
No one even notices you there.
I see you move to the unsensing groom.
Do you bring gifts, wine to cheer? 

Suddenly,...

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Real Men

Bigger than life, 
the man I married, 
is/was everything and more, 
I thought before, 
I said I do. 

He took care of his family,...

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Numbers

Life is measured. 
How much can you do?
Whimsical ideas, 
dashed to the rocks...
in favor of older methods, sure of return.

Courage beyond position, 
ambition to prove...

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What Party Are You?

Huh?
Does it matter?
Who I voted for? 
I am alive, 
so it was legal. 
I have not been dead, 
for thirty years. 
Surely...

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Christmas Princess

I picked you up early, 
we went to your friends. 
I watched as they all…
watched you. 
You laugh lightly, 
and bring joy in your...

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Dreams of the Nutcracker

When I am older, 
I will sweep you off your feet. 
I will take you from here, 
2 a land far away....

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No Joke

Highway 99, 
goes no where… 
I tell you. 
I have been there 
and back. 

You have to go, 
but you can not find it....

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My Umbrella

It was the reason
for everything,
needed, 
that had any value. 

It started with rain, 
on a Sunday morning. 
It moved to the car,
that would not...

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