Introspection Military Poems

A faint scarlet glow
behind me 
Allows me to see 
the lines
Supporting me

Beyond the lines 
Silhouettes fall 
from the sky

Creating a gentle
rhythm to match 
the winds...

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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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A SNIPERS TALE
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


My spotter and I form a highly efficient crew
Dedicated to eliminating those menacing you
We take up position under the cover of...

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Arose before dawn
Smelled the coffee
Fed my dog  
Worked in a workout 
Showered and dressed 
Drove ahead of the pack
First in the building 
Dove headfirst...

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They take a position that very few see.
But every military man and woman must agree.
They occupy the most important role.
The guardian of the whole household.

When...

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CHANGING OF YEARS

The darkness overwhelms
sitting on an old com tower
well into the Plain of Reeds
watching for enemy movement
Using bunkers of a firebase
long deserted and long...

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THE CLOCK

In the shadows of deepening twilight
remote in a familiar world;
each moment the tick of a clock,
each one added to all
that have gone before,
each, one...

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Tonight, once more, I sleep on the ground,
so that another will not have to;
another post, another round,
soon enough another's to do.

For some time, it felt...

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God so Loved America
life was never intended to be easy
without turmoil, heartache, trouble or pain
those who appear to be successful and happy 
have walked through...

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MILITARY    NAMES


Names are chosen to suggest aggression;
Anything smacking of peace is for suppression.
Soviet subs are Typhoons not Seabreezes.
The USAF  flies ...

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