Daughter of the Sandman
...Daughter of the Sandman
War-story woman stands astride
the country now,
book-store tour bleary now,
author hands aching
from signing the $20.99
paperback professing her father’s
Marne Co...
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Categories:
leathernecks, america, daughter, father daughter,
Form: Free verse
Kout Gogga Mogga
...we saw nothing
but elbows
and heard the fist pounding
the skin.
their long black and brown
leather coats hide what they
were doing
the cries of the men
on the ground
could be heard all the ...
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Categories:
leathernecks, culture, guitar, music, slam,
Form: Ballad
Lost
...Awaken to sounds of flight, machines in the distance
Muffled sounds from fire watch
Bellowing to arms to arms
Planes humming, men rising from their slumber
The sky was dark, silhouettes dimmed...
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Categories:
leathernecks, dream, memory, soldier, war,
Form: Free verse