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gourdmad
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since 2003-12-01
Posts 136
Upper Ohio Valley

0 posted 2003-12-23 07:19 PM


The cannon fires in a ritual
repeated daily, tradition of decades
marking a point in a day
a reference point to a coming meal
for others an end or beginning of a shift

but today it’s different
today under curious eyes
a unit as one hits the deck
not for calisthenics
two dozen drop as one

days waiting for a long flight
the lay over in Germany
another long flight
the bus ride
hasn’t dulled the edge

no band to greet them
only this daily blast
no one told them of
hitting the dirt
as one

the sound routed from ear to muscle
bypassing the brain
evaluation takes too long

now wiping unnecessary
dust off uniforms
welcome home


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wintertao
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since 2003-11-17
Posts 366
Okaloosa Island, FL
1 posted 2003-12-24 04:07 PM


wow, excellent.
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