Soldier Night Poems

Taunting the day,
red moon rising,
tucking the sun, 
back into bed,
calling me forth,
her faithful soldier, 
collecting memories,
of stars for millennia, 
night's watchman,
at it again.


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  Snuggling in with my 'Mushie'*
    singing bed-time lullabies
  Watching the smile on his face
    eyes close,...

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In a hellish nightmare pit, soldiers stand...
Along the Western Front's cruel, jagged land,
Where blood and tears paint the earth's sad lore,
They mourn their fallen with...

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Twenty four hours and his day has just begun.
A smile in his eyes whilst getting ready for ‘fun’.

One hour and he’s deep in the field.
Living...

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Diwali- yes, you are right!
That is a day when both of us didn’t fight,
We went to the nearby Dabbu's store to buy sweets and lights
And...

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you will never know where you forget it
or lose it,
the night is an overstuffed  suitcase
that you never know when it will open wild,

i saw...

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Under those starry night I've got memories becoming fainter.
Like it always did, time is flowing like water
Over the bodies of many was I waiting for...

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Nights spent, drenched in fear
Knives available, pills in abundance
Weight of the world, shoulders bear too much
Journey's end is close, any further, too far
Will buckles again,...

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I write upon the page 
Words plucked from the air 
The clarity of the moment passes 
My words falter, fade and disappear 
Return a moment...

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A Miserable Night

Locked the door, Locked the mouth,
I am crawling across the floor to hide,
My lungs pulling the air as much as possible,
As it is...

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Worth waiting for good night 
So that I may I sleep
Worth waiting for
The day so that I may keep
Shine your light day and night
My awaken...

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There are skeletons in the wardrobe but they’re home and dry

Looked after properly moth balled and yet unkindly falling apart

Conscience is layered just as are...

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when I was little and we hid under the desk
 to avoid the nuclear burning lights hugging our chests
 and we thought it was true...

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The Dance of Salome
Herod bellowed out the night's festive orders..
"Bring the torches, bring the tables..
more wine, that we may rejoice,  
for tonight we revel...

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Amidst the moonlit night,
we sit hand in hand...
Your eyes give away your plight,
In a silent world, we stand...

Your charming face looks grim,
and why would it...

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