Death Warrior Poems

Only the dead have seen the end of the war. - George Santayana

Even when I sit at my window,
Watching birds peck the sunflower seeds,
Feeling blessed...

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I was born into a war 
I was born into a war 
I Was born into this war 
And I couldn’t even talk 
I didn’t...

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To Those This Brave, True Warrior Is Sworn To One Day Defeat

When violet pours its sadden verses onto burning sands
and heavens above spit green poison...

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Deadly to his enemies
confusing to his friends

While faithful to his writing
injustice he portends 

Furious in times of war
in peace his vision burns

But past the fray...

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The child of
a desert wind 
and a mystery …
he swept across the land

Knighting each moment
with martial intent … 
death
at his command

All enemies chosen
with glorious care...

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Inspired by a storyline from a show. The Native American tribal culture is beautiful. This is written in honour of their Light. 

Death of a...

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Life ain't no bed of roses
We're not destined to 
drown in a pit of despair
Aguish is unknown until flesh
grazes a blade of barbed brair

A prickle...

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His mind lay prey to mumbled threats within,
drawn to perch upon a twig-thin edge 
slung between a gauze of blatant dreams.
Like some homeless bird come...

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Warrior and Gladiator fought fiercely till the end.
A furious fight between them was brutal though both fend.
Regularly death was a fairly common occurrence.
Risk of death...

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somber thoughts in disarray
broken moments of a jaded day
under siege of firing brigades
the bed you lay in is the bed you made

tattered talons from battles...

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bagram airfield july 2010

hushed ether of morning
huddled guardian warriors, arms aligned
early call to prayer sounds the blood to chill
arrives the entry check point white linen...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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