Life Day Poems

What is a father? One might ask. He is a species that helps the female of that species to produce life of an offspring. And,...

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As each day passes, I see the promise made by Christ being fulfilled,
in a world where the tumultuous days of the end of history seem...

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Why do we call the good old days, 
good? 
Grandma was always talking,
talking about the days that had passed.
I wonder if they were really that...

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Each year Memorial Day causes much lament,
and today will be viewed as another life recap.
A day we honor heroes whose lives were spent,
who, for freedom,...

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Memorial Day 

So many sacrifices 
Known and unknown 
Soldiers,  veterans,  marines, and troops 
Going above and beyond 
To protect 
Some have passed away
A...

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Live every day as if it were your last, they told me, words carrying shadows and chills,
a thought like a storm gathering on a clear...

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On the radio I heard
A statement that I found absurd.
It described today’s parade 
Where tributes are routinely made

To soldiers who have served and died, 
Who’ve...

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Today my thoughts are on Master Sergeant Joe D.
my brother who was four years younger than me.

Growing up Brother Joe was always the battler,
he took...

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While I struggle to understand 
the battles, the wars
unending shadows weep 
for the moments
just before duty called 
you to the front lines, 
where you would...

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unmasking a sunshine holiday 
feeling free and delightful in the gentle breeze
smiling at the first sight of the cool clear water 
the whole of my...

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originally written May 31st, 202_
humorously, posthumously, 
and tempestuously expressing woes
from the top of my talking head 
to gnarly nails of...

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The day is solemn
time to reflect
a thankfulness for sacrifice
Flags placed to honor
Names carved on stone
Dates of lives gone
Grace and silent prayers
No need for spoken words
shed...

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To My Son, On Your Wedding Day


From the moment I first held you tight,
I knew you’d fill the world with light;
Through scraped-up knees and growing...

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It comes in flash, as face or sound
In fleeing memory of yore
Young bucks in green when mission-bound
The whumps of distant bombing roar

The scenes in large...

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Maybe one day, my pain will go away 
Maybe one day, I’ll feel the healing someday 

Maybe One Day 

Maybe one day, the bad memories...

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