Long Stille Poems
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Sorted memories of Augsburg
abyss the tranquil lessons above
empty channels of you and I
why I've catered to the flicker
of light coming from the corridor
down the hall where the teakwood
table stood holding up the marble vase
that shattered everytime the door opened
my heart was flushed with a masculine
tale of dungeons and dragons at the behest
of feeling hope an yet you entered again
that quiet place that calmness against
all odds thee uncharted place beneath
the spoon of a Bishop's wife where
I'd bestowed a certain chastity wildly
explored throughout wisdom's sphere
in sheer doubt of waking to find
that you were still here
For five frigid days, strife raged upon the battlefield.
Men bravely struggled, yet neither side would yield.
By the flash of cannon fire they became stark silhouettes,
As they stormed from the trenches with slashing bayonets!
From dusk to dreary dawn there was no respite.
Peace it seemed would forever elude that ravaged site.
Tonight men recalled the birth of the Prince of Peace.
They yearned to set aside their arms and see the battle cease.
But on this Yule Eve an eerie silence crept o'er the field,
And suddenly from above, a brilliant star was revealed!
As thoughts of Christmases past added to their despair,
The dulcet voice of a lone soldier wafted through the air.
Tho' the words were alien to the Yanks, it was a familiar refrain.
'Twas "Stille Nacht" that drifted across that desolate plain.
In their native tongues, foes joined in that ancient carol,
Setting aside all enmity, forgetting for a time all peril.
For a brief moment, foes embraced in brotherhood.
"Peace on earth, good will to men," they understood.
But on the 'morrow cannon would again begin to roar,
As weary men again took up the terrible weapons of war.
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)
the sun had set in me again
through the infinite structures
i'd been exposed to her beauty
with the finite findings
she'd bestowed in me a silence
that weathered beneath
the brillant glow shunned by darkness
as her rays opened within me
my heart on fire
burning every vessel
catering to the outward action
i'd become to know while watching
the four o'clock flowers open
during mass closing
at the onset of the evening shade
with a multitude of serenity
she'd given me solace
a sheer reigning of sorrows
the planting of grace
a gathering of stille peace
i'd longed for patiently i sat
in abode waiting her return
day's for her were years for me
i stood there again
while the trees in the forest
began to weep kneel and pray
my soul leaped
as night covered day
for just one glance
she'd returned kneeling
amidst my suffering
opening the darkness again
Mr and Mrs private first class stationed
in Augsburg 15th battalion
second Calvary division canteens and sea rashins
were being distributed while we had four more
court martials. lined outside of the jag office
after a deferred payment plan failed again
der banke of Munich we settled in the
chaplains office to speak with der Bishop
to discuss baq. barracks and housing quarters
allowance why living on a no payment status
allowance covered wodka Cognac and three
kartens of cigarettes food and clothing
not allowances while preparing the family
to relocate again to Berlin havoc broke out
chaos arose thee Iraqi embassy under attack
der wand was stille covered in graffitii I retrieved
three stones as my chanook arrived it read
apo. new York Kennedy our convoy flew over
Kremlin and the eastern shores
It takes two to make a tear
It’s Christmastime so no more killing now!
Let’s get together, sing some carols here.
In no man’s land, we’re brothers for today.
A merry Christmas, season’s greetings, mate.
Und frohliche weihnachten to you, my friend.
Oh, stille nacht, holy night: a lovely sound.
I’ll trade some brandy for your schnapps, old mate.
Und bratwurst for your bully beef, my friend!
It’s nice to know you, as we’re friendly now.
I wish that you could meet my folk today.
Your German language is a pleasant sound.
Und Englisch klingt gut, now it’s spoken here.
It’s good when laughter is the only sound!
A cigarette? Und zigarette, my friend?
It’s good to smoke it either way right now.
I’d take you home to meet my folks, so here’s
A photo of my wife and children, mate.
I wish that I could be with them today.
We’ll have a game of football, Max, my mate:
A Christmas friendly five a side today!
Ah, football das ist gut, my friend.
And only friendly rivalry from now.
With Cheers, instead of cries: such happy sounds!
And No Man’s land’s a perfect pitch right here.
I wish I had some gifts to offer here.
Oh, what I wouldn’t give for hankies now.
Let’s sing again; it’s such a jolly sound.
It’s snowing; friendship keeps us warm today.
You’re welcome to mein mantel, Bob, my friend.
I never thought I’d wear your coat, Max, mate.
The world is now a better place today.
I think we’ll stay gute freunde, do you, my friend?
Of course we’ll be good pals from now on, mate.
I couldn’t shoot at German soldiers now.
We’ll tell them straight that we’re all friendly here -
And no more fighting in the world sounds sound!
They say we’re enemies again, old mate.
Ja, weihnachten war gestern, Bob my friend.
Forgive me if I take your life today…
*In 1914, the German and English troops had a ceasefire at Christmas.
I think my German words are correct, but apologies if not!