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Mispah

Mispah You are not here. Flat granite marks the place. Your smile, your grace Permeates this space. Flowers and prayers, I bring To ease my suffering. Silently, inwardly, I weep. My pain runs deep. Time and space do not erase The memories of time and place. You were my universe. (Tom Fenning) 04/30/2000 Rating 3.00 [...]

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My Sally

Sally It had been three long months and I still yearned to be with Sally, I had promised her, this time on my return we would sneak off and marry and anyone unhappy can tell us after the fact. I was so deeply in love with her I was finding this tour the hardest of [...]

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Walk with Mother

Where should I lay blood released; now I go to look for peace Lying on the battlefield breathing my last, wait for the end to be past So many bodies space is rare, nobody said dying was fair I feel the last come closer now, longing for a fair maid to mop my brow Bodies [...]

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The bullet

The bullet had ploughed a painful path, tearing tissue and muscle on the way For a few moments there as it hit me, thoughts of this being my final day Strange then the physical pain grew numb, greater the pain that then took hold A pain I had never heard of before, the type of [...]

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Like the Sun

The naked earth is warm, and the sea moves in a symphony Upon ‘er face, lit a smile, like the sun. Wild berries were everywhere and butterflies danced Dew glimmers, like the sun. Rating 3.00 out of 5

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