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Premium Member Yes There Are

Yes there are

The teacher who cares

The fireman who dares

The police who simply just do

The nurse who won't tire for you

Yes there are

The vet who burns the night light

The doctor who makes it right

The carer who's word is more than alright

The volunteer who won't quit

The social worker who'll make sure

The friend who'll stand by you

Yes there are 

The soldiers who'll protect

The sailors who'll defend

The airmen who will not quit 
when they're in the thick of it

Yes there are 

Good people in our lives 

Good people with no disguise

Good people who we should all praise

To all the good people out there

I salute you because you really care.


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(N.A.A.F.I.  =  universal store, found on
every British military base)

On some bleak airfield on some Cambridge fen 
(that awful winter - 'forty-seven, I think) 
my mother, novice servicewoman then, 

crossed parade-ground like a skating rink 
to see the Christmas concert on the camp. 
Inside, the quonset hut was black as ink 

till airmen lit a feeble spirit lamp. 
The snow was driving against one outer wall: 
she calls to mind a smell of tents and damp 

and stinging fingers, fresh from thrown snowballs, 
and gouts of steam, blown out in cloudy spurts 
as people laughed. Then lights dimmed in the hall. 

She now recalls a curious stab of hurt 
to see the Italian janitor of the base 
revealed onstage in P.O.W. shirt 

when curtains opened. What had been a place 
of uproar, now - faced by this threadbare clown - 
had undergone some dreadful loss of face. 

In dubbin make-up, N.A.A.F.I. dressing-gown, 
as solemn as a high priest at the altar, 
this patched-up Pagliacci, ear-flaps down, 

sang ludicrously well. The keyboard faltered, 
and stopped. The singer, weeping now, kept on, 
quite heedless, as his clown's nose dripped tear-water. 

There's something sacred in the humblest song 
(with wretchedness wrought into lasting good 
through alchemy of art) and, all along, 

the watchers, to their horror, understood. 
He sang so gorgeously of going home 
because he knew full well he never would.

Premium Member 617 Squadron " the Flight Home "

Brave men brought together
To fly the bombers
To hamper the power
 
Enlistment their will 
To serve the free
All humble men 
As history will see
 
Hearts shaking
On this white knuckle ride
Hero's them all
Side by side
 
Outbound flights
Planes lost
Their families and friends
Count the cost
 
Target reached
Heavy flak
How many of them
Will make it back
 
They turn for home
Chased by the Hun
Machine guns ripping
Flesh so young
 
Wounded they slump
Bullet ridden
Bloodied bodies
Sodden
 
The coast of England up ahead
Welcomes the live
And will remember the dead
 
Distant engines
The airfield hears
Crippled planes
Grow near and near
 
Families gather as they fly over
Did their loved ones
Pass the cliffs of Dover
 
Ambulance, tenders
Race to the scene
Pieces of man
Their life no longer a dream
 
Carried in care 
Blanketed shroud
Dads and sons
Did their country proud
 
The airmen who walked out
Turned and looked to the sky
This mission by men
As they wonder why
 
Pain and suffering 
For the right to be free
As the future has thanked
As we look back and see.
 
 
Dedicated to all who served, to allow us to write and read.
We can fire our words, but they will never make us bleed.


http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/war-2.php
Form: Rhyme

God Forbid

God forbid i ever tell on my friends 
God forbid I ever betray my country men

As aesthetic as the gas-mask
Dressed for work, dressed for success
As alien embryos thrive inside glass tubes
101 psychological tactics classified welcome to that classroom
The instructor he's fantastic as unstable as  a bait cast 
Watch for the hook watch for the backlash
The words clandestine written across the chalkboard
He say's Underline the the two words Cherry Terror, The Masters
A hand raises and he looks right past him
As he has flashbacks of the cold war the whole classroom
Ask him in unity why did they outlaw Shock and Awe
He draws a diagram of the food chain and says life is a cycle
HE ASK THE QUESTION WHAT'S THE 5 BASIC NEEDS TO SUSTAIN HUMAN LIFE?
FOOD , WATER, SHELTER, CLOTHING 
DON'T FORGET THE LOVE YOUR MOTHER FAILED TO SHOW YOU]
He hit the nailed on the head repercussions from cowardly acts 
And now I wonder why my brother's still missing in action
They camouflage sexual harassment 
But in this classroom they call it forced rape
Go back in time, Go back to the Air Forces
Tell me how an alien killed three Airmen 
I guess they die the same way i kill em back with my bare-hands

They Weren'T Wanted

World wars 1 and 2
The wars to end all wars
But for some, they couldn't fight for the country 
Because of the color of their skin 

They weren't wanted 

Even though they could enlist 
Segregation ran rampant 
Treated like second class citizens 
Not afforded the respect of soldiers 

Or as men 

Eugene Bullard 

A pilot, not a just a ***** pilot
Not wanted by his country, he flew for France 
Nicknamed "Black Swallow of Death"
He did for them what he couldn't do for us 

Fight for a country 

The Tuskegee Airman 

The 99th pursuit squadron 
First African American unit deployed 
The best and the brightest
The red tailed angels 

Spit Fire! 

The 369th Harlem Hellfighters 

Racism at its worst, Blacks wanted to fight 
But turned away 
But as with the Airmen 
They too proved their courage under fire 

The 761st Tank battalion 

Patton's panthers 
"Don't let your people down 
Hell, don't let me down"
The point of the spear
Sgt Ruben Rogers, Medal of Honor 

Fighting the war on 2 fronts
On the battlefield 
And at home 
No matter what was done 

They still weren't wanted 

(c)kingpen2021


Premium Member They Also Serve

Patriots are called upon to serve this nation in so many ways;
Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, each deserving praise.
Yet, there is a group who seldom get the praise they deserve;
They are the spouses, kids and parents, for they also serve.

Tho' they don't wear a uniform or hear the battles' din,
Their love and faith ever sustain their precious next-of-kin.
Until that special one returns, family life they must preserve,
For in this vital quest, these valiant heroes also serve.

They take seriously the kinship with their patriots in arms,
Praying for their safety and protection from all harms.
They're proud of the troops who our precious freedoms preserve.
Families are a vital part of the team, for they also serve.

Tho' the separations are painful and doleful tears are shed,
They face with determination the challenges that lie ahead,
And from their pride and devotion they will never swerve,
These loyal, loving families, they who also serve.

Tho' warriors are honored with medals placed upon their breasts,
And promotions are bestowed as reward for righteous quests,
Alas, honors aren't conferred upon families who with steadfast nerve,
Remain at home to guard and guide, they who also serve.

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)
Form: Rhyme

The Caged Bird Still Sings

Written By:  D. Collins 7/7/25


I know the names of some of the greatest to ever dawn black skin.
Dr. Charles Drew, Miles Davis, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.
Generations from now their achievements will be overlooked.
Due to coordinated efforts to remove them from history books.


There were the Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskegee Airmen.
Maya Angelou and descriptive writings of Toni Morrison.
We had Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali.
Who gave hope to a population of people like me.


We've endured the longest deprivation mankind has faced.
You cannot remove something that refuses to be erased.
We've heard broken promises that never came about.
The Caged Bird Still Sings loudly from the top of the mount.

Fond Memories

Holding on to my Nan’s hand, we walked around the lake
The snow was deep all around and there were kids tying on skates
My Nan squeezed my hand and we set off to the little wooden café
Smoke was spiraling out of the stove pipe stack and to my surprise we went in
There was no money but my Nan told me she was buying me a treat  
“You always miss out on the treats when everyone is around 
Treats to them are sweets and you don’t like them and I understand that.”
The treat she had for me alone was a cup of hot milky Horlicks and a scone
A scone with no jam, and an unsugared drink.  We watched the kids play
We sat watching the snow fall and she told me that ten American airmen had died there
Just where the children were playing, she had seen the crash happen
When life got her down a bit she would walk to the lake and buy a cup of tea 
She had watched the oak trees that were planted as a memorial to the men grow
She knew that those men would have given anything to be where she was now
Short of money but with her granddaughter enjoying time together.
She smiled and squeezed my hand across the table.
My Nan taught me such a lot.
© 7/12/2012

Entry For ‘Fond Memories’ Contest sponsored By C Cornish

Home of the Slaves

Land of the free
Home of the slaves
The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate
Amongst the soil where they were slain
I’m hearing their struggle
I’m feeling their pain
I can’t imagine being forced to part from my family
All for massa’s gain
So I pay homage to those who promoted change

People like every slave who tried to escape
Nat Turner, Ms Carlotta, Harriet Tubman
And the safe houses who were in accord
And peg leg Joe with his song
Follow the drinking gourd.

People like, the disregarded - those thrown overboard
And who was dismissed and defamed
The ones who were stripped of their soul, their pride, their names

The list could go on  
The full will never be told
So I pay homage to others who were bold
Like John Brown, The Freedom Riders, Sojourner Truth
Ida B Wells, Phyllis Wheatley, Maya Angelou, 
Langston Hughes and Charles Drew

George Washington Carver, Ruby Bridges
Booker T Washington and Mary McCleod Bethune
Charles Houston, Ralph Bunche, Fredrick Douglass
WEB Dubois, Paul Robeson, Ralph Abernathy
Benjamin Banneker, Marcus Garvey and Crispus Attucks
Who’s death by the way
Symbolized the American lie
You cant declare the rights of all men
While the people of African decent rights get denied
But still we rise

Thanks to Dr Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, 
The Black Panthers, the Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskegee Airmen
None who were showed any love
Yeah it’s an uphill battle, 
But obviously greatness can be done.

We can rise above this stigma 
That blacks are lazy and daunting
That our worth is null and void 
And in essence minus nothing
And of all the names mentioned 
And the greatness of their successes
No one has been able to erase the evil transgressions of a racist mind
And once you have experienced just a taste of it
It changes your perception of time
The oppression beats like the drum on the chariot
Of when it was finally time to escape to freedom
It's mine
© Humble B  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Return to Sorrento

On some bleak airfield on some Cambridge fen 
(that awful winter – 'forty-seven, I think) 
my mother, novice servicewoman then, 

crossed parade-ground like a skating rink 
to see the Christmas concert on the camp. 
Inside, the nissen hut was black as ink 

till airmen lit a feeble spirit lamp. 
The snow was driving against one outer wall: 
she calls to mind a smell of tents and damp 

and stinging fingers, fresh from snowballs, 
and gouts of steam, blown out in cloudy spurts 
as people laughed. Then lights dimmed in the hall. 

She now recalls a curious stab of hurt 
to see the Italian janitor of the base 
revealed onstage in P.O.W. shirt 

when curtains opened. What had been a place 
of uproar, now – faced by this threadbare clown – 
had undergone some dreadful loss of face. 

In dubbin make-up, N.A.A.F.I. dressing-gown, 
as solemn as a high priest at the altar, 
this patched-up Pagliacci, ear-flaps down, 

sang ludicrously well. The keyboard faltered, 
and stopped. The singer, weeping now, kept on, 
quite heedless, as his clown's nose dripped tear-water. 

There's something sacred in the humblest song 
(with wretchedness wrought into lasting good 
through alchemy of art) and, all along, 

the watchers, to their horror, understood. 
He sang so gorgeously of going home 
because he knew full well he never would.

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