Long Guard duty Poems

FEAR NOT THE BULLET HOLES LEFT INSIDE MY LARGE  PLANTS AS MY NEIGHBOR ENJOY DRINKING A COLD BEER SITTING WITH HIS DOG LICK WAITING ON A TIME TO KILL I CALLED THEM MY JAN...

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Posed such, in its formidable array
would guess that all protection in refer
not deem my soul respectively, relay
but from some archway's character of serve!

That guard of my esteem, not turning gray
is from some inner peace, not...

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Again I am at my favorite coffee shop, sipping cappichino wanting
 to write about something other than you.
  Wanting half-heartedly to move to a different page in my life.
 Needing someone else to fill...

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On the day after Jesus’ death, on Preparation Day, 
Which was when the Jews removed yeast from bread, 
That was to be eaten like clockwork on the Saturday, 
When the Jews were ruminating on if...

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Today the gates were fortified, first time since I've been here. 
The razor wire and barricades help to justify my fear. 

Half the city went dark last night and now it's dark again. 
And I...

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Hank had cowboyed on the Triple T Ranch fer nigh on fifty years.
He'd rode the range herdin' beef peerin' betwixt his hoss's ears.
Durin' cattle stampedes he'd broke bones and many a time was throwed,
And he'd...

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At dawn the bugle's piercin' call roused troopers for another wretched day,
Of curryin' horses, shovelin' manure, drillin', guard duty and gatherin' hay!
Another day of bellerin' sergeants and pompous officers that they must obey!
This and more...

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"The meek shall inherit the earth", saith The Sermon on The Mount!
Things proclaimed by the King of Kings I certainly won't discount!
But as I've struggled along life's long and treacherous trek,
Instead of a chubby chicken...

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My life has been adventurous and very far from mundane,
Though at times I've held the short end of the stick, to my disdain.
If there was any dirty work or heavy lifting to be done,
Guess who...

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The camel musk entered my tent today 
a quiet sand storm arouse the warm 
wind settled outside white garments 
blew in the breeze i could hardly collect 

myself my thoughts were on American 
things like...

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Hooray! I'm done with basic trainin' - I passed the rigorous test!
No more inspections, guard duty or standin' at parade rest!
No sergeants yellin' in my face, never more to be harassed!
No more parades or kitchen...

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Mother Said 

My Mother said you need to read 
more than Comic books.
I know I’m not the only one.
Some of everything that I read 
from my childhood to adult 
has been made into movies.
Like Hollywood...

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Silence, a gift that offers respite from sound. 
Practiced by librarians and the palace guard duty bound. 
A moment in night when all humans slumber,
Opportunity to reflect on all thoughts encumber.
But a world is found...

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Women In Military Poem (WIMP)

Come on now and get a load of him;
He looks so nice and stays so trim
And of course is handsome as can be;
When in shower all of him can see.

Body's so...

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Splendors filtering light from sol’s fingers.
Winter sentries stand looming in the shadows cast by moonlight.
In the cold polar breath, nothing lingers;
guard duty shifts when Spring arrives; old Man Winter can’t take sunlight.

Evergreen dreams, salvage his...

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His ears peak up and his tail is straight
The innocent pedestrian will meet his fate
Within a blink of an eye
The mighty Genghis flies

With a yap of lightning glee
And the grace of gazelle speed
The poor person...

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Arkham
Is not for me
I wish I were writing
But instead I’ve got guard duty
With serial killers and maniacs
Screaming, howling, crying
Joker, Two-Face
Riddler
Why does The Bat
Let these guys stay alive?
But I guess Arkham might be worse
With its leaky...

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My Brothers Boots 
David J Walker
(3/19/74)

They opened him
And closed him
And told him to go home a
And wait

I was a soldier then
I took leave to come home
And be with him

We talked about the army
And he gave...

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It seems like an eternity,
since you left our home.
Residing in this new country,
wandering aimlessly to roam.

Carefully plotting your mission,
jotting mental notes every day.
Repressing traumatic memories,
cautiously watching what you say.

You’ve succumbed to isolation,
watching the enemy close.
Performing...

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Military service (compulsory) 
 
Stationed at a camp
The discipline, not too tough unless you had never done up your bed.
They gave us some old German rifle not
Shooting anyone, but for training.
I liked to go guard...

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WELL-WORN PATH OF SHOES

shoes ~ saddle

with gray and blue     catholic uniform

dove white ~ easter

sandals     dressed in ‘60’s powder blue

sneakers with my uniform

last minute mistake

mercy meted me a...

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