by Dave Butler | Mar 28, 2014 | Poetry
Where is the Veteran bound Upon that fateful day. When he leaves this wicked place And has finally passed away. It seems there is no answer Be it “up” or even “Down” Why, He’ll be in Hell some say Where all the Vet’s are found He...
by Dave Butler | Mar 28, 2014 | Poetry
Long ago I was a Soldier My country to defend. My heart will be a Soldier’s Until this journey’s end. Now they call me Veteran For I’m no longer young But I’ll remain a Soldier Until my Requiem is sung When those flames consume me And my final...
by Richard Gildea | Feb 19, 2014 | Poetry
In tattered robes didst lie face down in sand A choice one makes with nowhere left to run I’d noticed him when gaining upper hand Now ‘playing possum’ ‘neath the baking sun I gauged his years could all but total ten Whilst posing prone, no movement did I see Yet here...
by Richard Gildea | Feb 19, 2014 | Poetry
Deep humming sound doth heighten my fray’d nerves As cold night air comes whooshing o’er one’s form It’s not all fun and games “For tho’s what serves” In fact, initial ‘Rush’ hath proved lukewarm With mouth agape at ‘Hercules’ (Rear door) I take in dark abyss; once...
by Richard Gildea | Jul 25, 2013 | Poetry
Debris is strewn betwixt the human form No contour lines as known, defined by eye An image burned, some say outside the norm Of what mankind perceives or can rely A fleeting thought may cross one’s mind (unreal) Where sights preclude emotional response Here taste and...
