Home Soldier Poems

My mom and dad fought in World War 2
They made it home…which is every soldiers aim
I didn’t know them before their war but I imagine...

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KNOWN JUST TO GOD AND ME
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Soldier of fortune, warrior of fate 
Maker of destiny, may it be great 
His heart and soul have gone to roam 
Longs for the day...

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THE EVER DWINDLING FEW
				      At Juno Beach

At Juno Beach an old man stands and limps down  to the shore,
Where...

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The people at the terminal,
patted him on the back and cheered.
They said welcome back home soldier,
and then they quickly disappeared.

They pushed and shoved their way...

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Saw my heart beats passion Burns
soul denied heart is torn
Minefield would forgetfulness
Spirit filled with loneliness
How where will I go 
the last wayward soldier
 no longer...

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In a hellish nightmare pit, soldiers stand...
Along the Western Front's cruel, jagged land,
Where blood and tears paint the earth's sad lore,
They mourn their fallen with...

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My hearts been exercised a lot
From the beating that won't stop
Getting faster when I see
Loving eyes staring at me
Or breaking each time you go
And I...

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There are three colors I see
Meaning freedom for you and me
Because you fight weeks and months too
Defending our red, whit, and blue
Risking your life night...

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When I met the tall and amiable Vietnam War veteran,
my shyness showed,
yet, my throat dried and tightened when he softly
spoke the words, "The war never...

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White Headstones
by Bob Moore-14/09/20230

Until you see those white headstones
all standing, row by row,
until you feel the silence
then you will never know,
just what it was, these...

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War does not determine who is right - only who is left. - Bertrand Russell

It’s a darkness so sad and grim,
Dreams destroyed by the bleakest...

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The soldier retires
Seating at home,
Remembering how he fired 
His friends even foes

Friends come to greet
Happy they are 
But sad he's,even the sun hiss
Bloodshed,remembering how it...

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Freedom is never given away,
or bought with a few pieces of green.
It’s only earned through strife and struggle,
in those places most have never seen.

Freedom always...

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In my life, I’ve known bold men,
that laid down their souls.
We sing songs of their virtues,
through lyrics and prose.

But no one sings the praises,
of wives...

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