Soldier’s View~by Norman Wilson
Powerful words and thoughts by a talented writer. Please read and enjoy.
Soldier’s View
Kindred are the spirits that have come forth
Spirits that have walked with me once before
As I shoulder on, off to the cries of war
Where graves lay un-dug on foreign shores
I am starving to see the rose and thistles back home
Where I would sit in the fields to write my poems
Then watch the gofers running busily by
Before they entered their holes in the ground before my eyes
I hear the bullets shearing through the air
Less than a distant second from the space, I share
As I wish, the battle was elsewhere
While the bombs blast in red blistering flare
There is panache in the words that I write
For I feel the dark of my words without light
As there is no description for the war that I fight
While death tries to seek all in blackest night
Let me go…
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And more men are going to be deported to Iraq in June. </3
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Sending men to places swimming in hate. We can’t change the view of a different country. They must fix themselves.
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</3 But then again these men would say, 'if I don't go, who would?' *breaks my heart*
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Oh…this is so touching. I have such an emotional connection with soldiers. I always have. These often unsung heroes should be held in our hearts with the greatest affection, admiration and appreciation.
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I enjoyed this poem too. I had to reblogged this one.
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