Teacher War Poems

The teacher, long retired, ran across a copy of the only poem she ever saved
which immediately caused her to reminisce….
For in all her years of...

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It's the lack of grattitude,
It's the wanton desire.
It's the hopeless attitude,
It's the planet on fire.

It's the cost of living,
It's the war in Ukraine.
It's the unforgiving,
It's...

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I wasn't meant to beat depression, I was supposed to be defeated

But the way I seen it, I had nothing to lose, I fought it,...

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I hear them say,                                          ...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of...

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THE TEARS OF A VALIANT SOLDIER

The man coming home, used to wear
a military suit.
Man’s little older, wiser now,
not innocent … recruit.

‘Soldier his duty,” back then...

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Speech

Free speech, 
is the power of one person, 
to say, anything they like, 
to have an opinion, 
and to have it heard, 
even if it...

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STUDENT LIFE
STUDENT LIFE LEARNING LIFE
MAKE FUTURE IN THIS LIFE
STUDENT LIFE CREATES IDEAS
STUDENT LIFE ONLY FOR STUDY
STUDENT LIFE IN TEACHER CUSTODY
TEACHER TEACH IN HIS SON
WHAT IS...

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Under my school desk

I crouched waiting for a brilliant light
to fill the sky, the brightest ever seen,
while our teacher, a Catholic nun,
looked over the class,...

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Somebody check the fellow in the next bed
I've got a feeling he may well be dead
When they brought him, he was bleeding from the head
Somebody...

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After Their War
David J Walker

There was only desire and comfort/convenience 
Laced with certain frames of entertainment 
in between the crap games played with life

Everything OD...

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Every male child is a good cyclist, 
Their rugged terrains toughening his wrist; 
Some of them my students in the morning!
Not one of them a...

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A great old gal was she                   ...

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As a child I had a big old red trunk,                               ...

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Hidden flaws are often seen 
through the lens of an aged eye.
When shadows collaborate to hide hate 
and pretense helps bigotry go unseen,
just open your...

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