War Ode Poems

It was a time that I will never forget,
a time of grunge, flannel, and war;

A War on authority, a war on what we knew;
Electric colors...

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Steeped in mysterious magic
fearlessly they go
an eerily mischievous bird
you’re never far from a crow

Mystical messenger of the occult
blackest black obsidian plume
baneful omen of death they...

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I come from afar,
Leaving my loved ones at large
I am a Housekeeper, I am here to serve!

I was here during lockdown,
Never did I bog down
Preparing...

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I love Korean food
K food

Ever since I first 
Encountered it in 1979
When I joined the Peace Corps

Korean food is somewhat like
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai
With...

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Steven a wonder cursed to be a man,
The world made to his plan,
He works towards valiancy and tranquility,
Steven a victim of crime and pain,
A warrior...

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I look up to someone who
Doesn't know the things they do
Keeps me safe from harm each day
Every time they go away
And do a job without...

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Hair gets grey, withers he but seldom wise 
To know why nothing thrills him more than lies, 
Why man’s pen portrays obscure truths in grey,...

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O Thou the beauteous lofty fort! 
O ancient manse O royal court! 
O land of beauteous holy dream! 
Thou art a shield of mortal mort

Thou...

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Sharpened pens were brutal swords; a war was forged
Blow after blow was struck, with blood rage engorged
Not one single word between them had been spoken
No...

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The concept of emptiness 
The vanity of vanity 
What is enjoyment in you 
The opaque that walks in the night 
Like a strange soul upon...

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’Tis a fate and one to fear
                  ...

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hostel life
you never know with whom
you'll share a room
a cappuccino 
or 
a piece of life

Fatima is not her name 
just what she goes by
in Turkey...

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The trumpets are calling 
It is time to go to war 
Little children stop crying 
For I must go afar 

If my body lays to...

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Sàkí, s'énu se, 
Solà s'òró so. 
Sòra se, sàwon sékè-sàjó!...

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In the morning I heard howling in the air,
The most rooted oak bows in awe and swear,
In the prior gleam of sunset, were greeted with...

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