When ’43’ comes around
take it by leaps and bounds
Don’t hide from it underground
~ every night, out on the town
Stranded in war torn Sudan,
Dreading yet another dawn.
In Wadi Sayyidna town,
Hopelessness was weighing down.
Men and women, young and old,
Watched the civil war unfold.
Homeless, desperate, full of fear,
Longing for their near and dear.
Then on 27th April night,
A C-130J took flight.
Manned by pilots skilled and brave,
Tasked to rescue and to save.
They were flying almost blind,
No navigation aids would they find.
Degraded strip, no landing lights
In the darkness of the night.
Infrared sensors scanned the ground;
No inimical force was found.
Using goggles for night vision,
Thay carried out their tough mission.
An enthralling tale had begun;
Six score passengers and one
Shepherded onto the plane.
Headed for their homes again.
Valor of the highest kind,
Audacity was redefined.
The Hercules and its brave crew
Achieved a feat of derring-do.
India's vaunted military might,
Wrote another chapter bright
In our valiant history;
There for all the world to see.
Written by Colonel Ramanan Duraiswami
AMC,Rtd
29th April 2023.
He defies gravity
He defies energy
He defies the atmosphere
He defies normalcy
He defies trickery
He defies natural disasters
And now for his next trip.
Oops…..
Like many comrades and councilors of Moon Knight,
Daredevil, Matt Murdock, was in fight and might, bright;
Reservoir of Herculean power and strength,
He could lift thousands of pounds and punch any length...!
Gymnast! Acrobat! Olympic muscle tissues!
He could suffuse or transfuse perilous issues.
Power, born of self-will experimentation,
Fused in him mercurial mobilization...!
Rat or cat or elephant like sharp hearing sense,
Owls and eagles like radar vision effulgence;
Enabled him antidate his environs clear,
And respond and combat with vehemence severe...!
Lion-like he could fight Captain America
Superman, another puissance replica;
Moon Knight and Daredevil, though, fought a tough battle,
Merged to collaborate with warm tittle-tattle...!!!
31 October 2022
Moon Knight Friend or Foe Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
His power comes to height during the night
For in darkness, he glows bright like Moon Knight
Though fierce light took away his sense of sight
His reflexes could sense beyond their might
His legend came to life by misfortune
The loss of his sight came to fruition
He is blind but can see better than most
In darkest nights, he dare walks like a ghost
His courage made him a man without fear
His greatest foe is the man with fierce spear
He contends against forces of evil
Though fierce sound and odor brings him peril
In law and justice, he's a champion
Save the world from evil is his mission
His baton curbs the loops of injustice
His feet stand like the balance of justice
Gorgeous Elektra was wowed by his charm
He damn looks like the one who'd do no harm
But to him, Nuke and Kingpin have ill will
But their evil is no match for his skill
October 30, 2022
Moon Knight Friend or Foe Poetry Contest (4th place)
Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
Syllables checked by: Poetrysoup.com
fearless thrill seeker
broken bones never stop him
the new Jackie Chan
Date written: 01/26/2021
It was a cold dark night, with a hint of rain in the air
The sparkles of light, carried by running drops from everywhere
Looking like a city within a park
A stunning sight in the dark
A slight breeze
whispers through the trees
As I walk slightly splashing the puddles
Leaving behind base like ripples
I slightly hear a sweet voice call out
'Help, help, I cant get out'
I turned to see what I heard
As from the shadows he appeared
With a horny mask and tight red suit
He ran so fast his tailwind sounded like a flute
The silence is replaced with screams and bangs
Suddenly the devil appeared with girl in hands
Placing her down on a vacant bench
He vanished as if he fell in a trench
Police arrive the girl is safe
A hero new to this place
A suitable name for this rebel
HELLS KITCHEN DEVIL ????
I thought to cross the busy lane
but cobblestones cause foot pain
As I chance upon a rushing stream
her current whispers, 'Don't dare dream'
When fragrance beckons from the rose
angry bees buzz 'round my nose...
While softly falls the swirling snow
Might I fall? Who would know? ---
And now to secure my tank's door
Three cheers ~ I'm off to war
this is the story
About a boy from New York city
Injured by an accident wounded by chemicals
They were radioactive
What's the matter???
In those injuries
He was blinded
His dad was a prize fighter
This city so evil
It needed a hero
What's the matter???
Where is Daredevil?
Crimes all around
Evil abounds
Police can't handle it
The Big Apple under target
This city so evil
It needed a hero
What's the matter???
Where is Daredevil?
Matthew Murdock
Self-claim protector
Of Hell's Kitchen
He's on a mission
To serve the public
Crimes all around
Evil abounds
Police can't handle it
The Big Apple under target
Tho! He's now blind
He's not blind sited
What's the matter???
Police can't handle it
The Big Apple under target
Hell's Kitchen burning
New York needs a hero
What's the matter...
Here comes DAREDEVIL...
the Man without Fear
11/13/17
Written by James Edward Lee Sr.
Who is dull of ear
is not oft in fear.
Volodymyr Knyr
2017
The finest siren
To have tread the fairest acres
At the height of skyscraper
She ascends
autonomous and replete
fashioning the ashes
that compose the minutes
that we have loved and lost
Leafs fall from above
Nature’s form of base-jumping
Breathtaking for all
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