Sea Memorial Day Poems

Memorial Day

To the many soldiers that fought for our freedoms
With arms and feet, pride and spirit
Marching in harmony
Marching with conviction
Marching where ever you were sent
Across...

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When the smoke ascends, let my passing be
With Some late angels accompanying me
Into the halo of a Splendid sea
And the long-awaited days of eternity.

The Forlorn...

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Sing Broken Beyond Mankind


because I speak


                IN   

...

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WARS ARE MADE BY MEN (Satis Shroff)

When you walk in the streets of Freiburg
Or any German town in the East or West,
You see lovely, innocent...

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An ocean of thoughts 
Besides the seashore remains 
Silent memories....

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Pairs of boots sit empty
They no longer wear a shine
For they now are covered
With blood, dirt, and grime

The owners always knew
They could lose their life...

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Athenian Epitaphs

Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato

Does my...

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Their wool uniform rubbed skin raw.
The lice infections irritated more.
Their sodden feet and rotting toes,
and all before they met their foes.

But I will not grieve...

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When we first met at the beach
where we exchanged pleasantries, and
engaged in a long conversation
where you told me you baffled
at the ebbs and flows of...

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My Dad Was Just a Lad.
Part 1. 

I’d like to share my story,
Of a young man and his wife.
They were my mom & dad,
And would...

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Wet skies
Grey dawn 
Blankets the coast.
Black rocks
Sea foam 
Triggers the most
Atlantic applause,
An encore to those
Just hearty enough
To make a life on The Rock.

And to answer...

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THE SULLIVANS, 1942
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS




It was a cold  blustery day in Waterloo
An Iowan winter with not much to do
A silent military mission was underway
Three...

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Another Normandy Day

Of this very poem, I am the creator,
Even though it now may be much later,
Thinking about Normandy and what was done
Lucky and fortunate...

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THE LAMB'S DAY

Hills and mountains are bowing
Beautiful clouds are drifting
Overwhelmed animals are shouting
The sun is smiling,
while its heat cooks the sweet-scented roses
Changing the weather's aroma
Wait...

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Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: California Dreaming
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: August/2014


California dreaming
of
a place,

where the river
meets
the sea -

As
I dream travel
up
the coast,

on
Highway 116-

I see
chickens, cows, 
horses,

and
goats
along the way -

There are
milk...

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