Salute
Bunker Hill, Yorktown, Lundy’s Lane,
Monterey, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Shiloh,
Antietam, St. Mihiel, Belleau Woods,
D-Day, Saipan, Iwo Jima, The Bulge,
Chosin Reservoir, Pork Chop Hill,
Ia Drang, Khe Sanh, Hamburger Hill,
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Famous battles in American history.
Washington, Scott, Grant, Lee, Custer,
Pershing, Patton, Eisenhower, Nimitz,
MacArthur, Westmoreland, Abrams.
Famous leaders in American history.
We are all familiar with these names and places.
But what about the nameless men and women?
The faceless citizens who gave up families, jobs,
education, comfort.
The ones who gave America their blood, bodies,
minds to defend us and set others free.
Their blood has stained countless lands.
Their wounds, physical and mental,
should remind us that freedom is not cheap.
The noncoms, privates, petty officers, junior officers.
The occupants of The Tomb of the Unknown,
the Punch Bowl, the French cemeteries, Arlington,
and countless unknown graves.
The living dead who suffer from grievous wounds
and PTSD.
These are the true heroes.
Categories:
yorktown, hero,
Form: Free verse
Whats your vision? Like..An idea of the ultimate right?
How can wrong be converted? History.?? Tell it to me
In sharp definition; much clarity! be precise what exact
Ammount of buttons were on George Washingtons coat
Or jacket and what makeup were they.? At Yorktown the
Seminal day.' Am I right in denying the existance of the
Broader scenes if you cant furnish this one instance.?
Did pilate wear sandals? More than likely.' Does that bear
On Christs trial.? More than the (pilate stone?) Here
I shall just put; Crickey.!!
Categories:
yorktown, appreciation, christian, dedication, education,
Form: Rhyme
Independence
In search of freedom, many braved the high seas,
Needing to flee the chains of their home countries.
Desiring a fresh start in a far-off land;
Educating their children to understand.
Plymouth, Jamestown, Hampton, and other such sites;
Enduring hardships, attacks, and other fights.
Now viewing self-rule, like Paine, as Common Sense;
Declaring to England their independence.
Early clashes at Lexington and Concord;
Not shrinking from gunfights or edge of a sword.
Claiming patriots’ victory at Yorktown;
Earning a U.S. republic, not a crown.
Categories:
yorktown, america, birth, dedication, freedom,
Form: Acrostic
We Started To Go,
Right After, "Hello,
How Have You Been?"
A Most Beautiful Start,
Your Smiling Heart's,
Winning Grin!
Appomattox, Yorktown,
Victories Sweet.
Etched Onto The Sounds
Of Virginia We Breath.
A Most Beautiful, .... Sight,
Your, ....Magical, Light!
Categories:
yorktown, appreciation,
Form: Ballad
I wonder why,
Several hundred years ago,
The Yorktown Brits
Played a drinking tune for surrender.
Maybe they thought they were drunk?
Maybe they thought they’d be drunk
The second they got home?
Whatever, nevermind history.
We’ll just loop the tape,
Play it back every century or so.
Now? I won’t go out with a sign,
Say that the worst president has arrived.
Frankly, I don’t think that.
Now don’t lynch me because of it.
First amendment, alright?
Freedom of speech. Something many don’t have.
Be grateful it’s here while it is.
Well, we’ll remember him. That, at least, is true.
But I wonder; in several years,
I’ll play a drinking tune and tip them down,
The bubbling irritating my throat,
Tears running down my cheeks.
Will they be of sadness,
Of seeing an idol, a changer, leave?
Or will they be of happiness,
Of being released from tyranny?
We’ll remember in the future,
Pass down the stories to the generations
Inheriting our messed-up, irradiated society.
That, at least, is true and always will be.
Categories:
yorktown, age, time, truth, usa,
Form: Free verse
wandering brother
passing through time
lonely and bereft
of lost friends that were mine
foggy streets of eternity
it is not for everyone
especially for this wretched ME
a clown forlorn that wished he was never born
Hurting is unkind to a loner who lost his mind
Travelling without a map to follow
He left his belongings near Yorktown Sleepy Hollow
Paths to discover and forests to stroll through
If a woman could hold him and then start fresh anew
The clouds up above are guiding his trail
See him through weather of sun and stormy hail
he remembers a best friend by the name of Moses
who opened his sanctuary while other doorway closes
YOU ARE A BROTHER IN NEED
I AM YOUR FATHER
TURN AWAY FROM THIS LIFE'S GREED
And so I did and he showed his smile:
STAY WITH ME,YOUNG FRIEND..AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE
We soon parted way but his kindness remains to this very day
As my travels continue my recollections remain true
When will this wandering cease
Who knows,perhaps,maybe HE will not renew my lease
until that day that will arrive
I will keep wandering cause my Hope is still alive
Categories:
yorktown, life, mystery, time, lost,
Form: I do not know?