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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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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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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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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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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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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Categories:
civvies, funnyschool, family, family, may,
Form: Couplet