Soldier Journey Poems

I had been feeling restless for some time, 
But today, I awoke in the afternoon 
Feeling truly at peace for the first time.
 
A sense...

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He always brought the subject up at the most inappropriate of times, usually when some c**t was trying to kill us.
Are you a believer now?
If...

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A Veteran’s story
Past life in the military
The Army
Dreams tormenting thinking at night of ammunition
Orders of precision
Standing at attention in position
Military duties straight on the battlefield
War...

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("Winter's Edge", 2018, original encaustic)

In The Shadow of the Sacred

This game 
Of life
Played 
With full abandon
With all our doubts 
And confusions
Hopes and fears
As we soldier...

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I'm a soldier that fought in a mindless war
A love and hate battle at Mount Gilgamor

We lost sight of the love and friendship once shared
A...

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He always brought the subject up at the most inappropriate time, usually when someone was trying to kill us.

Are you a believer now?

If I get...

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I see the unseen,
The intangible, the unfelt,
When I close my eyes,
I wander far with my thoughts.

I move at the speed of light,
Travelling miles and miles,
Feeling...

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Dare I Compose, This Heartfelt Poem For Thee

Dare I reveal, dare to my soul expose
No longer hide behind life's hidden pose
Return to Southern roots, a...

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Wistful is the heart, silent the walls
    where the gambols of youth echoed.
A return tale’s sentimental journey
  inside the gates of...

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What do I call that young coquette? 
My shadow self; my silhouette.
Those clothes, that hair, a cigarette.
The joie de vivre; the vain regret.
What sort of...

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Gran glared at the general. ‘So tell me where we’re at
What’s a chicken got to do with me and Nitro Cat?’
‘That chicken,’ said the general,...

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 By:  D. Collins 8/6/21


Remember Samson and Delilah from biblical text?
A man met his demise from chasing that sex.
There's going to be a loser...

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I wanna tell you a story about a little girl
A beautiful sweet little girl
who enjoys living in her 
own world of recluse 
hopscotching to the...

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I write upon the page 
Words plucked from the air 
The clarity of the moment passes 
My words falter, fade and disappear 
Return a moment...

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stranded Soldier, tossed ashore forced to fight a gallic war .Bound by Honor, a task at hand.  a sword and shield upon his back....

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