Woman Soldier Poems

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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Before Arthur, these were,
Times of magic and power.
The signs that stand before,
Showing the way,
Then disappears in a whisper.
Looking, searching, hoping,
As he looks to the Lady...

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The old church lay in ruins, left to languish in time.
He was sitting on the grave talking to Sergeant R Johnston.
Well, I suppose you want...

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I’m a soldier of fortune 
Just home from the War
Begging for food from
The woman at this door.
She took me to her kitchen 
Fed me cold...

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Early winter morning remembering
From the soft warm depths 
Of an old man’s bed:
Walking through dark streets
Shivering with cold,  thinking of
The soft warm bed she’d...

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She weathered the storms 
She was made wholesome 
Grappling the situation she preached 
Amongst her to the Nations abolished awesome 
Ever was she so clever...

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Sunflower for a soldier

An old woman comes to a soldier 
They speak the same language
But now separated by a monster
‘You must have these sunflower seeds
Put...

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The battles won; the battles lost
                   ...

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What happens now.
It’s up to you
Do we die today
If that’s what the must is, yes we do.
Do we talk, walk away or do we do.
Squeeze...

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Sagely silent woman half smiles
Man blathers on and on and on
Abject grief traveled many miles
Death has come to their precious son


Solemn church has six empty...

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Fight for your country. 
Fight for your freedom
Obey your Commander. 
Your Sergeant 
Squad leader. 
Obey. 
Drilled into you, over and over.
Do it again.
Like clockwork.
Day in...

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Her camo fatigues
Set a particular mood
Scare potential dates

Honoring herself
She apologizes naught
She lives her best truth

Others back away
Afraid of her awesomeness
Fearing her essence...

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Having been tortured by “pretty please” looks - which she knows I can never refuse -
Me and my Labrador left for the park, for a...

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Rear Admiral “Amazing Grace” Hopper
To her colleagues quite the show stopper
She turned computers to household items
And now humans know how to control them

A counter-clockwise clock...

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She serves amidst tears with selfless dedication"


A 
woman
is the most
magnificent
creation of God. She serves selflessly
Her tear filled eyes desire more time in hand
to perfectly
accomplish
daily
tasks
...

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