Salute
...Salute
Bunker Hill, Yorktown, Lundy’s Lane,
Monterey, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Shiloh,
Antietam, St. Mihiel, Belleau Woods,
D-Day, Saipan, Iwo Jima, The Bulge,
Chosin Reservoir, Pork Chop Hill,
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Categories:
saipan, hero,
Form: Free verse
The Journey
...I was bored and strapped for cash,
Badly needing a vacation.
So I took a voyage of the mind,
With my vivid imagination.
Across the open seas I sailed,
To some far and distant lands.
While per...
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Categories:
saipan, journey, mountains, sea,
Form: Rhyme
The Limerick, Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant Siren Wailed
...The Limerick, Pennsylvania Nuclear power plant siren wailed
yesterday at 1400 hours December the fourth
and probably broadcast further
east, west, south and north.
That shrill ear-piercing
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Categories:
saipan, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Onslaught
...#One should be cautious in starting a war, but
once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly#
#Quote by Hirohito circa Dec 1942#
Onslaught
As little...
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Categories:
saipan, allusion, america, world war
Form: Rhyme
My Dad Was Just a Lad Part 2
...My Dad Was Just a Lad
Part 2
He was on a brand new ship,
The USS Horace Bass,
The KEEL was laid in ‘44
APD would be her class.
With a crew of over 200 strong,
But for most, their first tim...
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Categories:
saipan, father, freedom, hero, memorial
Form: Rhyme
Island Hopping
...ISLAND HOPPING
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
My first day of community service at Glen Oaks
Assigned to spend time with a few elderly folks
Spotted an old gentleman staring out into space
Weathered ...
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Categories:
saipan, war, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
Where Is Saipan, Michigan
...One day, I saw a very unusual thing
in a business newspaper I was perusing.
It was a brief story present on the front page.
A taxpayer considered this thing an outrage.
He was a very honest and s...
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Categories:
saipan, funny
Form: Rhyme
The Veteran
...There have been times in our land
When our nation has had to take a stand.
It first began at Bunker's Hill
Where so many men were then killed.
All through that war with the British King
Men ...
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Categories:
saipan, dedication, history, holiday, life,
Form: Couplet