Honor Poems

THE CAREGIVER JOURNEY IN HONOR OF ELIZABETH DOLE

COPING WITH HIS NEEDS AND MIND WATCHING HIM SLOWING LEAVE ME THERE ARE TIMES HE IS ACTUALLY BACK HIMSELF WHY THE PTSD CLOUDS THE ONSET OF DEMENTIA THISBIS QUITE TRYING BEING I MYSELF SUFFER FROM PTSD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN THE BEGINNING WE BOTH FELT OUR LOVE WAS A BLESSING FROM GOD WHATS THE CHANCES

Unequal Fire

Not all minds burn with equal flame,
Some flicker gently, some boldly claim  
The heights of thought, few dare climb
Where intellect dances beyond time.

IQ may measure, but cannot define  
The soul’s deep hunger for the sign,  
For far-sighted eyes that pierce the veil,  
And trace the truth where others fail.

Some walk the

All that i have

Vindication of all wrong
Challenges waiver
My sights set on victory
My pain may be real
But my honor driven, real

REAL?

Time was a man was known for what he did
Or didn’t do
Did you stand for the flag
Did you fight for the Red, White, and Blue?

Did you keep it real?
Say what you feel?
Work with your hands
And the iron and steel?
Stand on your word?
Make a fair deal?
And bow your head
And take time to kneel?
Do you keep it

The Oath

There’s a wildness in you
Burning like the desert sand
It taints a man’s blood

A fierce promise in your eyes
More glorious than sunset over the mountain
It defies me to say ‘no’

But that’s the only answer
I can offer
For I’ve taken an oath

And I must live it
For honor – for fidelity
Let passion perish

Tapered to honor

Tapered to honor
Bound  to glory and courage 
Prisoner of  faith

An Oath To Truth And Right

Sorrow had passed his way many times,
said the lines across his brow.
His truth was challenged again and again,
but to lies he refused to bow. 


Even in the face of death,
his ground he firmly stood.
He'd taken an oath long years ago,
to always do as he knew he should.

His craving for Truth was beyond his control,
he must

Memorial

One day a year to mark a sacrifice profound
One day a year to visit the ground
One day a year for the bugle to sound
One day a year a nation’s memory is found
Hardly enough for the terrible cost
Hardly enough for the lives that were lost
One day a year for the flags to adorn
One day a year

Singing a Song in Honor of the Wind

Melody of the west wind
Wafts into the courtyard
Tickling the fresh buds of an apple tree
I am enthralled, excited, enthused

Singing commences
A ditty I make up in honor of wind
An appreciative cloud gives me a nod
I feel validated

Oak tree scoffs
He is not as easily won over as wind or cloud
Matters not, I continue singing the wind song
Feeling

In Duty's Name - A Linking Pin Sonnet for Memorial Day

Duty calls from valleys deep and wide,
Wide like hearts where brave resolve does bide.
Bide the storms, through fire and endless rain,
Rain of trials met with a calm refrain.

Refrain from fear when darkness clouds the sky,
Sky holds hope where eagles dare to fly.
Fly with honor carved in steel and soul,
Soul forged firm in sacrifice and role.

Role

Remember Their Light

The air grows still, a nation's breath held deep, 
A Memorial Day promise, sacred to keep. 
For fallen soldiers, heroes of the past, 
Whose shadows linger, memories that last.


In solemn hush, we bow our heads in thought,
Of battles waged, and freedoms dearly fought. 
They gave their all, on fields of sweat and pain, 
A sacrifice

In Honor of Them Every Day

Elsie, I 'ave just returned from my visit to see my family over seas.
Was nervous getting on the plane, but turned out to be a breeze.

Jeff’s boy Jason 'is wife an kids in Australia, spoiled me a treat,  
They are in Sydney and seemed glad that we finally got to meet.

They took me to

The Rows Remember

They do not march now,
but they still stand--
shoulder to shoulder
in quiet granite lines.

Each flag breathes
like a memory fluttering
in the hush between heartbeats.

They are not just names,
not just dates--
they are echoes of last letters,
mud-heavy boots,
songs sung beneath a foreign sky.

We walk between them,
heads bowed,
and feel the weight of freedom
we never had to earn.

This silence is not

Crumbs

I am a sifter
So I can be objective
Regarding the sincerity of my smile
About why I laugh
About whom I assign
The key that renders my being whole

I am a sifter
So I can be intentional
Regarding the weight of my words
About when I speak
About whom I honor
With the deepest secrets of my soul

I am a sifter
So I can be

Medal of Honor Day

Medal Of Honor Day
March 25,2025

today is a day for heroes
a time to salute the bravest
the ones who went beyond the call
put life and limb on the line
for their comrades and country
let us give thanks
for those Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
and Coast Guard veterans who
have earned the right to
wear
The Congressional Medal of Honor

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