I wrote this poem for my beloved wife, while apart from her in Afghanistan. I lay in slumber and I dream of a woman far away, Who waits in silence tenderly for that fateful day. I long to hold her hand and smell her fragrant hair, But alas she walks on by me and all…
Category: Poetry
In Memoriam
The following poem is attributed to the Men of Able Company 1-506th who have paid the ultimate sacrifice from WWII all the way through Vietnam until today in Chamkani, Afghanistan. I stand here alone with not but a thought, As I desperately try to never get shot. I imagine a future so far away, In…
A Forgotten Belief
In times that are rooted in great desolation,A soldier stands to defend a nation. We fight for freedom and security,In a land that is fraught with great impurity. A country that survived a civil war,Also lived to fight several more. We sing of freedom, justice, and love,But in this decrepit reality we have none of the above….
A Soldier’s Dream.
A soldier in another place,With a look of sadness on his face.He learns to walk in other lands,And shoot the gun that is in his hands. He leads a life of solitude and mistrust,Because of a far away land dry as dust.He has seen things that others have not,He has been to war he has…
Discovering Reality 