Soldier Silence Poems

To the legend of silence
that speaks in trembling stillness
I’ve seen your halcyon halo~
that illuminates wilted weeds 
and tilted tendrils 
unfolding perfumed wings,
allowing sizzling seas of...

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What is the point of grandma’s lullaby
if the child nestled in her arms
cannot be soothed?

Or the wail of the bagpipes,
lost as easily as the soldier’s...

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Lead me to the place where I can glance at your face, lead me to the place where I can in sit in solitude and...

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Reserve 

When the dam breaks, 
there will be no flood. 
There will be no rushing water, 
to run from. 
It has all been drank, 
or...

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In Silence
The English ex SAS Special Forces member went to the Ukraine to fight. He travelled light and took just a small back pack and...

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They have scars upon scars
We do not see them
But they are there, piled high 

Invisible to those who have no inkling
But to those who do,
They...

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Welcome home the family has missed you                        Dad come down now    ...

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Echoes, silence, peace and violence


All we need is peace, love and empathy.
All we have is war.
All we ever wanted was to be set free;
Still they...

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In darkness, 

I couldn't see,

the monster nearing me.

 I heard,

the clock ticking, 

the old wood floors,

creaking.


I felt my breath catching, 

heard, 

his lips smacking.


I felt,

his...

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Freedom for a soldier,

a redeemer getting older-

centuries existing,

a string blissening,

and it's best to bet that you're listening...

Its captured by niss-niss-
niss...

They get printing-

evaporating,

haggard slapping,

as the tonic...

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"The Shattering Silence of Falling Leaves"




In Theta waves 
tumbling to 
The Land of Dark Dreams
Trees will capture and save
the falling Princess and Queen
An Bee Cailleach
invisibilia...

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RECON

We push noisily through the brush
and then hear the challenging voices;
two grenades should pave our way
to make a charge while firing rifles.

Dusk preludes and we...

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Silence is for the missing,
The sad, the lonely, the pained.

Silence is for the sturdy,
The quiet, the hopeful, the hurt

Silence is for the fighter,
The strong, the...

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The Silence of War

Behind the Curtains of a church window
Men in Prayer, orchestrated by sweat and Lice
Find relief from snipers gaze

Beside the cross sits the...

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