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Twenty One Guns

By on November 9, 2010 in Poems & Stories

TWENTY ONE GUNS the other day it occured to me its a terrible price for liberty. its the soldiers who died without a fear.. leaving their families to shed all the tears. the family that stands at the burial site the loved one they bury in the day’s fading light. carried home by brothers whose [...]

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Fourth of July

By on July 5, 2008 in Poems & Stories

July Fourth Marching bands Um pa pa. Kids on bikes Ooh la la. Fire engines clanging Oh ma ma. Politicians waving Playing the crowd. Sweating marchers Puffing aloud. Is this what it is All about? Is this the reason We all shout? Nothing meantioned About the men who bled, Or of those who lie dead. [...]

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I love a Parade

By on May 19, 2008 in Poems & Stories

                                                                               I love a parade   The Memorial Day parade Happy, yet a somber day, Honoring those who gave their life So all may Enjoy Basking in freedom and liberty Free from strife.                                                                       The rat-tat tat of the drum The toot toot toot of the horn Brings out the innate Love of [...]

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I Do Not Hate My Enemy

By on April 25, 2008 in War Poems

I do not hate my enemy, He fights for all his children free. ‘Tis why we choose to go to war my child is what I’m fighting for. We both fight for our liberty to see our children strong and free. ‘Tis really a strange twist of fate that sees our love turned into hate. [...]

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