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Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal Poems - Poems about Guadalcanal
One Vote
...One vote by itself seems less than a wonder for history is a much larger thing – millions of nays, millions of yeas, to suggest one small voice need be heard, to think any little voice could mak......
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Joe Dimino
Categories:
guadalcanal,
freedom, hero, military, patriotic,
Form:
Free verse
The Last Token
...I was five years old when the war was over August, 1945, and my daddy sent word He was on his way home from Guadalcanal. Grandma was already preparing a feast For the family to celebrate his ......
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L Milton Hankins
Categories:
guadalcanal,
father son, memory, remember,
Form:
Narrative
I Never Really Knew My Dad
...I Never Really Knew My Dad (A Memorial Day Tribute) I never really knew my dad As well as I wish I might; He was a sailor in World War II In the great Pacific fight. He survived the war b......
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Terrell Martin
Categories:
guadalcanal,
conflict, courage, dad, dedication,
Form:
Free verse
Guadalcanal 2019
...Guadalcanal 2019 Tour boat, ice-blue water. Five rubber rafts, 12 heroes each, approach Antarctic 'beach'. ‘Explorer’: 'Look! Penguins!' Rest chirp approval, focus Canons, shoot the pengui......
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Christopher Bowen
Categories:
guadalcanal,
beach, boat, environment, hero,
Form:
Free verse
Island Hopping
...ISLAND HOPPING by JOHN M. ARRIBAS My first day of community service at Glen Oaks Assigned to spend time with a few elderly folks Spotted an old gentleman staring out into space Weathered ......
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John Arribas
Categories:
guadalcanal,
war, world war ii,
Form:
Rhyme
Fading Anguish
...Forced down onto the thick mud the stench of this rotten blood Determined for this to be surreal My fate would change if it were real My life begins anew In my head From the time mother put me......
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Jorge Torres
Categories:
guadalcanal,
adventure, courage, fear, patriotic,
Form:
Quatrain
What Does It Mean To Be First
...I won 1st place in the school oratorical contest I got to say my poem in front of the whole school and they gave me a medal I was proud that I was 1st But he never told me. Where was his<......
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Mari Banks
Categories:
guadalcanal,
america, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
No Man Stands Alone - the Ballad of Barney Ross
...CHORUS No man stands alone in the street, the ring or the combat zone some lay in the gutter some sit on a throne but no man stands alone At the age of fourteen he had a dream to become a ......
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Art Wright
Categories:
guadalcanal,
courage, history, song-urban, war,
Form:
Ballad
The Polling Place
...The November skies darken early Citizens walk in To vote Nationwide elections High school gym Opened just for them Voices echo in the large hall Clerks check names and addresses Pointing to......
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Edmund Siejka
Categories:
guadalcanal,
life
Form:
Narrative
A Day At the Beach
...His day began with "Reveille" blaring from within the bowels of the ship. Sergeants yelled, "Up and at 'em lads! We're takin' a little trip!" He wearily arose from his bunk to don the accoutremen......
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Robert L. Hinshaw
Categories:
guadalcanal,
warday, prayer, boat, day,
Form:
Rhyme
In Memoriam
...The end of May is coming . . . When the nation celebrates Memorial Day. Schools and offices are closed . . . It's the summer's first holiday. Do we remember why we celebrate today . . ......
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Daniel Cwiak
Categories:
guadalcanal,
dedication, history, holiday, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
The Mighty Wasp
...U.S.S. Wasp (CV-7), A proud ship she was Near 15,000 tons Sailed by proud American sons... My Uncle Bud sailed on her, Until she met her sad fate, It was Tues. Sept. Sixteenth, NineteenFourty......
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Tom Bell
Categories:
guadalcanal,
angst, death, depression, forgiveness,
Form:
Free verse
A Proud Marine
...A majestic Marine Who was always was there No other human being Could possibly compare No possible word Could ever truly describe For every mention of his name My heart and eyes fill with pr......
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©
Michael Harris
Categories:
guadalcanal,
anniversary, childhood, family, friendship,
Form:
Ballad