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Those Who Died

...MEMORIAL DAY

          THOSE WHO DIED

    My daddy served till I was six.
    A Navy man he loved his ship.

    Rejecting hero he would proclaim.
   "Those who died should have that name."...

Categories: navy man, memorial day,
Form: Free verse

The Last Token

...I was five years old when the war was over 
August, 1945, and my daddy sent word 
He was on his way home from Guadalcanal. 
Grandma was already preparing a feast 
For the family to celebrate his ...

Categories: navy man, father son, memory, remember,
Form: Narrative

Sun Over the Harbor

...At the harbor, old men watch boats
sail to sea as nostalgia floats
through sunlight.

A Navy man recites a song
and baits his chums to sing along
from sundeck.

Then, sun and clouds together ...

Categories: navy man, friendship, memory, men, sun,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Mourning the Passing of Herman Wouk

...An old-fashioned modern Jew
  He was brilliant, unique
Weaving the strands of tradition
  Into best-selling novels sleek 

A Navy man, aboard a WW2 mine-sweep
  Mr. Wouk loved letters, his coun...

Categories: navy man, death, jewish, literature, tribute,
Form: Ode

I Love Osottanakorn and Your Goodwill

...I
Head of the Rescue Operation gave it to the World
Quietly, a universal Operation for children
Who may play in the World Cup someday
A coach barely 25, who helped 12 survive
Yes, the Ch...

Categories: navy man, adventure, appreciation, business, environment,
Form: Verse

Navy Man

...He claims to be a Navy man
The game scream catch me if you can
I won't fall for that hoax again
, can you take it on the chin,?

, wanted loved and thought I'd found
Love requires that you come...

Categories: navy man, angel,
Form: Blank verse

Elegy For Neil

...Our great Balboa has left the hillock bare
And two waters converge in evening mist
Where from our vision he made us stare
As the divided dimensions rose and kiss
So sleep the sailor, so sleep the car...

Categories: navy man, death, tribute, children, children,
Form: Elegy

Exile

...A hundered days is not enough
we need some
diamonds
a few good men or women
a few good neighbors, come it to that.

Elba is cold this time of year
I've heard it said that
home is where the he...

Categories: navy man, historyheart, heart,
Form: Free verse

My Memorial To Him

...With great sadness and fond memories, I regretfully say
My brother was killed on Memorial Day
Almost 15 years now and so I often I think
How life goes by quickly, just in a blink

Strong, yes he...

Categories: navy man, family, life, loss, wife,
Form: Couplet

Veterans Honored Everywhere

...My daddy served till I was six.
A Navy man.  He loved his ship.

Rejecting Hero he would proclaim.
"Those who died should have that name."

Sailed many times across the waves.
Rescuing prisone...

Categories: navy man, adventure, father, history, inspirational,
Form: Ballad