Humorous Military Poems

It was a desperate situation,
Regimental honour at stake,  
Decision urgently needed
As to what actions to take.
The Colonel was in paroxysms
The RSM was spitting blood
The...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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[Loosely to the beat of the U.S. Navy
Seals Cadence ‘I Don’t Know But
I’ve Been Told’]



Cop who tapped on my window
Can’t park there bud, off you...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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There is a calming sense 
When flipping a jaded pence 
A bit coin motion 
Needing a peaceful mind potion 
A pound here 
And a beer...

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Of Tetley's and V-2's
(or, “Why Not to Bomb the Brits if it Interferes with their Tea”)
by Michael R. Burch

The English are very hospitable,
but tea-less, alas,...

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Cletus joined the Navy on a fool whim

   And was told he needed to learn to swim

      He...

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Cletus O'Toole was a hopeless recruit

   Cletus cared for the army not one hoot

      He was the sergeants...

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Jelly bean warships judiciously cheering for the enemy?
The old timers do not understand this unnaturalness.
“It is an inescapable truth today,” Sgt. Mars Bar told them.
“We...

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I am bleeding less, now that my index finger's in the wound, sir!

1/27/2019

(fiction!)...

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My name is Nolan Greenstier,
and I fly a B-52,
on my daily ocean patrol
keeping lookout for the Kaiju.

I know this sounds ridiculous,
like some B-movie from back...

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