Viet Nam Poems - Poems about Viet Nam

...I was from a poor rural county in Iowa The kind that drafts young men during wars Back in the late sixties many of our men went to Viet Nam Some did not return, others returned damaged Patriots......Read the rest...

...Where are the dreams, the hopes, the ideals this country was founded on, Where are the words that in our darkest hour gave us the hope And strength to carry on. We the people does not stand for ......Read the rest...

...Too far across the sea in a place I'd rather not be, on the winds of war ... another day slips into forever. I keep my head low, pray Charlie doesn't know; once again I'm running for cover. ......Read the rest...

...During the quake of seventy-three I shivered and shook. The rest of us stared at this guy, an ancient old cook. The trembling that went on that day, gave me PTSD. I looked at his granddaughter, gl......Read the rest...

...Gary returned to his small town with a plate in his head. He had been bright but was not quite that much now. A gung-ho soldier who had survived a year in Nam. He spent the next year painting his ......Read the rest...

...It was a very long time When I was young living With a cold uncaring family and man Working hard feeling the darkness moving in With a mentally half brother, another a Viet Nam vet A father who......Read the rest...

...She anticipated his brown eyes shining up When he saw her skimpy beach cover all She knew his heart would beat triple time He would probably stumble on the beach Their relieved embrace would go......Read the rest...

...She sits with his urn for a long time; in no hurry. When it is gone, he is gone. It was bad enough to lose him the first time. They had only been married two weeks, when he got sent. She ponder......Read the rest...

...A pretty girl Posting a letter In November Sending it to young soldier The wind sent her skirts swirling Expectations were in the air No one would ever know How much this act of kindness w......Read the rest...

...“My Cousin Joan’s going to let Danny stay with her in Toronto, Honey.” “Toronto? What the holy hell are you talkin’ about, June? Danny’s just finished college. He’s not going anywhere. What--h......Read the rest...

...I read soup mail from Mrs. Doris Bettencourt which would be a waste of my time to report She claims to be ill and wearing widow's weeds then goes on to tell me all about her needs I'll not reply ......Read the rest...

...As a young teen I sadly confess, I dreamt of becoming an actress. A class assignment drew me to Warner's in D.C., where I brushed up against black history.. I stumbled into a meeting of the NAACP......Read the rest...

...He dreams day dreams of horror. He could be anywhere, But in his mind he’s instantly Back inside that village there. He hears those jungle sounds Again and again and again, Just one of that pla......Read the rest...

...Chicken lover woman was engaged to Tom. He was a chick lover, who got sent to Viet Nam. When he did not return, she took over his farm. She knew nothing of livestock, but what was the harm? She......Read the rest...

...Yellow, orange and pink were the modern colors of the late sixties. Stripes were being worn with flowers, and paisleys were big. Artists were daring new things never dared before in recorded histor......Read the rest...