Sad lament

by | Jul 17, 2010 | Poetry

I no longer sing a sad lament Of all the wasted hours I have spent In dark jungles green with rivers deep Where even the hard men stood to weep. I no longer sing a sad lament Of unhappy hours that I have spent In army planes above treetops tall With my thought not...

In memory of my Dad

by | Jul 17, 2010 | Poetry

As I gush forth with deep dark emotions Dredged up with pain from life’s torrid ocean I contemplate all that has gone before Leaving me adrift on war’s bitter shore. I suffered life a tormented child Always unruly, and extremely wild Bereft of having a...

In my youth

by | Jul 11, 2010 | Poetry

When I was strong in my youth my son, When I was young and so in my prime, There wasn’t a pace that I could not set Nor a mountain that I could not climb. When I was strong in my youth my son, When I was so brash and sure like you I then served with the Nations...

Called to sleep

by | Jul 11, 2010 | Poetry

For never will my eyes sore bleed Though solace is my sorest need Death nor has compassion spare It neither heeds nor does it care It took away my own true love My only sweet and precious dove Buried now beneath green turf Where beds of crimson roses surf Across the...

Virtuosity-Bellicosity

by | Jul 8, 2010 | Poetry

Oh come fly to me on Emerald wing, With your poetic voice of Angels sing, Such sweet abundance just articulate, And charm the world before it gets too late. Virtuosity-Bellicosity. Oh serenade for all down trodden folk Just sing of loving times; or tell a joke Sing...