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Guadalcanal Poems - Poems about Guadalcanal


Premium Member 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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Categories: guadalcanal, freedom, hero, military, patriotic,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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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Categories: guadalcanal, father son, memory, remember,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member 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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Categories: guadalcanal, conflict, courage, dad, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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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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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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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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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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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Categories: guadalcanal, courage, history, song-urban, war,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member 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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Categories: guadalcanal, life
Form: Narrative
Premium Member 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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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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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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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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Categories: guadalcanal, anniversary, childhood, family, friendship,
Form: Ballad

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