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Civvies Poems - Poems about Civvies
Border Patrol
...The East West German Border A heavily guarded barbed wire fence There for containment Not for defence He sat alone in the Mess Methodically drinking Trying to numb his mind Trying to stop ......
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Terry Ireland
Categories:
civvies,
conflict, death, freedom, memorial,
Form:
Rhyme
Thought Poems Were For Sissies
...When growing up, thought poems were for sissies Sure was misguided, it now allows for my sillies To come front and center Hold on to your dentures Don't want you to pop a split back of yo......
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Jack Ellison
Categories:
civvies,
youth,
Form:
Limerick
Our Fathers Lied, the Great War
...April has come but March still lingers, this is the reality of the east winds, April and May, a the time for poets, as they write off the tyranny of reality, Fickleness and uncertainty, has always ......
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Terry Trainor
Categories:
civvies,
adventure, , literature,
Form:
Blank verse
Eleven Eleven Eleven
...Eleven, Eleven, Eleven Eleven, eleven, eleven, again Tormented souls up in heaven 1918 - How time’s rolled on With a whole generation gone. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day Of the el......
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Thomas Mansfield
Categories:
civvies,
poetry, remember, veterans day,
Form:
Verse
I'M Coming Home
...As I wave goodbye and walk away the kisses and cuddles from my loved ones still fresh in my mind I set my sights on what will be my new daily grind. To Afghanistan I flew to fight for my country, I......
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Tom Murray
Categories:
civvies,
emotions, military,
Form:
Rhyme
Random Entries From My Diary
..."I never travel without my diary - One should have something sensational to read" ...Oscar Wilde, 1891 30 May 48: I graduated from high school today now thank God I'm free! No more doggone home......
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Robert L. Hinshaw
Categories:
civvies,
funnyschool, family, family, may,
Form:
Couplet