Thank You For Your Service
...Thank You For Your Service
“Thank you for your service."
How many times have I heard that.
Do they know or understand?
Do they really care?
I fought at Bloody Antiet...
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Categories:
tarawa, veterans day,
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:
tarawa, allusion, america, world war
Form: Rhyme
The Greatest Generation
...THE GREATEST GENERATION
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
Many Have Called Them the Greatest Generation
They Had Struggled and Survived, an Ugly Depression
It Was an Era of Hard Times and Simple Divers...
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Categories:
tarawa, america, courage, freedom, patriotic,
Form: Free verse
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:
tarawa, war, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
In Memoriam
...The end of May is coming . . .
When the nation celebrates Memorial Day.
Schools and offices are closed . . .
It's the summer's first holiday.
Do we remember why we celebrate today . . ...
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Categories:
tarawa, dedication, history, holiday, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Questions
...An American stepped off a ladder onto the moon
Was he a Democrat?
An American died in Tarawa
Was he a Republican?
An American soldier was shot in Iraq
Was he a Democrat?
A poor black woman dro...
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Categories:
tarawa, natural disasters, education,
Form: I do not know?