Sorrow Veterans Day Poems

Unlikely noisy and vibrant mornings
everything was serene, celestial and calm,
so ideal for a spring's afternoon psalm...
when there should have been mourning sounds!

Sunrise had more brilliance...

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Where the battles were valiantly fought,
land, sea, and air,
of our brave who survived,
you are honored with our fallen,
on this hallowed ground of
well-kept lawns, 
white marble...

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Remembering My Favorite Veteran
Master Sergeant Joe D Wright
Veterans Day 2023
Miracle Man
November 2, 2023

A day set aside to honor those who served,
some were called to serve...

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I remember them fighting
Their death no more bad
I remember them needing
where life left them sad

I remember their calling
for right that was had
I remember them loving
what...

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The British Empire was built by fate
made rich advanced to stand up straight 
Have knowledge and allies to collaborate 
prevent Europe a Russian satellite state

Hitler...

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Forever hear the drums 

History be kind to the lives left behind to the ones left frozen forever lost in the fields
the battle cries fade...

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No mind was ever meant to bear
That torment, pain and sorrow.
In that cacophony of hell,
Their lives forged our tomorrow. 

Called to duty, through their service,...

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HOME

The family is very excited
happy to see me come home
they know I have changed,
but they have changed as well.

Their eyes are worried wary,
their expressions oddly...

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ESSAY ON DRUMS

The drum sounds slowly its cadence
the beat, beat, beat marks a march
and through the air reverberates.

The tramp of a company at quick time,
arms...

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We sit at our booths outside businesses looking for donations
We could use a little help from our beautiful nation
Don't be discouraged if you haven't ...

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Go to the wall and read the names
Go to the wall and stand
Go to the wall and shed a tear
For those that saved our land.

Stand...

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Do I define terrorism
as a state of spiritual vandalism?
Or is it a group in minority
expressing their superiority
by murdering and sucking up humanity,
As a deity watches...

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American Soldier

God Bless you all, American Soldiers. 
For your dedication: to Our Country.
 
For putting your own life first; 
You are even sacrificing; 
Losing your...

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new pages
old pages
pages of my poetry
pages and pages down under
under my desk dwelling 
under in boxes
boxes dwelling and mingling 
boxes dwelling down under my desk
desk...

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They didn't ask for pity - they didn't ask for praise! 
 They didn't ask for medals - or military parade!
 They didn't ask for...

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