by Kevin M Welsh | Mar 29, 2017 | Poetry
To you who send our kin to war, When they are fallen you need not; Doff the headdress; Bow the head; Stand to in the stillness; Lower the flag; Muffle the bells; Toll the knell; Beat the drum roll; Skirl the funereal air; Shuffle the slow march; Sound the last post;...
by Kevin M Welsh | Mar 29, 2017 | Poetry
Soldiers fight… not Because they hate Their enemies: They fight because They love their friends.
by Kevin M Welsh | Jul 20, 2016 | Poetry
Fear Disdained I will not act out Of fear… and I will not Once fear to act. Fear Explained Fear is not all Bad… because courage only Counts when you are scared. Fear Ingrained If you are a slave To fear… you are not a Master of your fate. Fear Maintained Having fear…...
by Kevin M Welsh | Jul 19, 2016 | Poetry
When things start to go wrong… If your problems are long, And your emotions are wild and unchecked… Whatever you do Remember that you Should just practice; you don’t have to be perfect. If you can learn from mistakes, Then whatever it takes, You know you should never...
by Kevin M Welsh | Jul 19, 2016 | Poetry
Know me from whence… within the battle’s point. You will know me then from when the battle is joined… Violence bares its teeth and crooks its claws. From noble ceaseless fight I will not pause. You will know that I will not flag or fail I am a child of travesty and...
