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One Stop Poetry – Friday poetically
The Knight – Repentant So many dreams of greatness, So much pride, – the quest, my Badge of honour, worn jauntily. Of all the battles won, obstacles Overcome – this last, the swamp Of knowledge, cost mightily. Here I learned … Continue reading
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One Stop Poetry – a triolet
When another soldier dies I always think about their kids, their mothers, fathers, husbands, wives . When another soldier dies what arc of pain from that demise – so many lives that hit the skids when another soldier dies. I … Continue reading
Shaggy dogs and heroes
That a brave young soldier died of the wounds he incurred while working with his dog to find weapons and explosives is more than sad, it is distressing. Only a week or two ago I read of the work these … Continue reading
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