Soldier Prayer Poems

Good Friday be with you all
A once in a year Friday
Christ has been crucified 
Every year for two thousand years
He doesn’t complain at all
Today is...

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Little boys wield soldiers' toys
      plastic rifles, guns and tanks
   Grown men with MK-47s
    ...

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Dear Fellow Poets,
    I urge you to read the short paragraphs below, and if you are so inclined, to contact your congressperson...

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To 
                            accom-
                             plish
                       his mission
                     on this planet, 
                   A soldier porked 
               A sword on his chest, 
           Water and blood came out,...

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I saw you today, so fragile and alone,
In the hail and the stones,
But still standing tall 
Though lost and forlorn,
With parts of You,
Tattered and torn.
Yet...

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Hay now, now sing this corrosion
Of winter wastes and Red stars white nights

And waring tribes a bully on the block 
To kick you when your...

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bagram airfield july 2010

hushed ether of morning
huddled guardian warriors, arms aligned
early call to prayer sounds the blood to chill
arrives the entry check point white linen...

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Think of just one soldier every day
Thank God for him and for graces pray
That the angels show him the true way
Think of just one soldier...

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Dearest Heavenly Father

As I reflect on the past year and all the blessings I’ve gained, I pray for those less fortunate–the poor, hungry, sick, and...

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I will always love my God and pray whenever I can.
He gave me common sense and the tools to be my own man.
I don’t live...

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God, protect your children
Keep them safe from harm
God, take your children
Welcome them into your arms

I am a child of betrayal
My innocence is their derail
God, can...

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Come hither and discard your heavy armor
and cleanse your hands of thine enemies blood
think not of war, or the carnage you reaped
rest your blooded sword...

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Lament to the Spirit of War
by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

You hack down everything you see, War God!

Rising on fearsome wings
you...

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I hope that God sees, what I feel in my heart.
I will forever be grateful, even when I'm falling apart.
I will tell you right now,...

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So proud of my son now, just bursting with pride
   though there were times, I admit, I was worried inside
   
In...

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