Patriotic March Poems

You can't march dirt from soiled laundry – 
one needs a strong detergent, and several
cycles of rinses.  You can't vote dictators
out of office –...

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They marched past my lane warriors all
Smart green fatigues, mirthful soldiers tall,
Hats inclined, their buttons shining bright
Boots drumming into a warming light,
Young hearts harking to...

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The Ladies March on Washington,
I think is really great!

I only wish I could have been there
in help setting the record straight.

I know you got your...

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Scout Memories
by Robert (Bob) Moore © 2016

I’ve marched behind the pipes and drums, when I was just a boy
down Hyde Road and Gorton Lane, filled...

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Soldiers fighting for a cause,
never to put their lives on pause.
My sorrow goes out to them,
always fighting time and again.
So much thanks from my heart,
staying...

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The Band Concert

It was not a typical musical concert on an indoor stage,
but a marching band concert—and a very special one to me.
I sat with...

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Prison Souvenirs, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s poem : Souvenirs de prison, March 1874*

(Verlaine was sentenced to serve a term of two years in prison for...

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Entry for the contest: World or War: Viet Nam
Author:  Elaine Cecelia Geroge, of Canada
Inspired by:  the Picture of the soldier’s 
carrying their wounded...

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One man says you will
go now to take
my place and kill for me
because I have declared it so.
You will go to the enemy
of our precious...

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