Saigon Poems - Poems about Saigon

... OFFENSIVE !! Gus Ferenski had a problem. It was a beautiful day outside. The rebel sun gazing down like a peeping Tom. The factory air, fresh and clean as a San Francisco hippie. The l......Read the rest...

...In 1965, I was enlisted, To serve in the battle at Vietnam For ten senseless years, I fought Until the fall of Saigon A medic, my trade, In battle- I'd nurse All the wounded soldiers... ......Read the rest...

...The only way to escape the jungle —is in self delusion (Saigon: July, 1989)......Read the rest...

...tapping my feet to Uptown Girl Captain Jack, Say Goodbye to Hollywood Swinging my partner to Piano Man Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Joel! New York State of Mind Only the Good die young Good ......Read the rest...

...The World That is Located in the Sky David J Walker Witnesses all To the fall of Saigon In 75 And after all Was lost or won What we Though we saw Was not at all What we had Seen\or......Read the rest...

...Miss Lien I feel you have gone now Through the doors to gods home I hope when you took your last breath You were not alone You meant the world to our family We loved you like our own I hope w......Read the rest...

...We lived in Saigon many, many moons ago Of which I have a tale to share About a pair of my husband boots His favourites…. the ones he loved to wear A shoe shiner came to the work office A tee......Read the rest...

...I saw one journey end and another begin I saw my world changed and in a spin I saw another end - the end of the band I saw John and Yoko hand in hand I saw commandos in the air armed and......Read the rest...

...A place I Have Never Been This place I travel to Still I have never been. I like the casual feel of your words. I relish the smell of these streets. Words extracted from your experiences. I h......Read the rest...

...Saigon bombed Now – sigh – gone......Read the rest...

...Just come along with me to the town where long time ago I bicycled, walked and ran about whenever I wanted to smell the fragrance of Saigon where I raised my hand to salute the spirits whi......Read the rest...

...ex-pilot watches Saigon fall disgusted......Read the rest...

...Oftentimes, what doesn’t get said —makes the loudest sound (Hotel Majestic Saigon, Vietnam: January, 2014)......Read the rest...

...Hear… before speaking the words unwritten Speak… after writing the words unheard (Hotel Majestic Saigon, Vietnam: January, 2014)......Read the rest...

...Sonny hid behind the melons In a busy Asian marketplace, Near the plantains and the mangos Where the shadows could obscure his face. He inhaled the air around him And enjoyed the fragrant s......Read the rest...